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Asian Games: Sift Kaur Wins Gold With World Record As Shooters Make India's Day; Vishnu Saravanan Wins Bronze In Sailing (Round-up)

By IANS News September 27, 2023 • 21:18 PM View: 670

Anant Jeet Singh Naruka: Led by a sensational performance by rifle shooter Sift Kaur Samra in the Women's 50m Rifle 3-positions, who set a world record in the Individual event, Indian shooters banged in seven medals as India took its medal tally to 22 medals including five gold medals on a Wonderful Wednesday at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

India won eight medals in all on Wednesday, seven in shooting and one in sailing -- a bronze by Vishnu Sarvananan in the Men's Dinghy - ILCA7 at the sailing venue in Far away Ningbo.

At the end of the day, India is in seventh position in the medals tally with 5 gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals. China was marching ahead towards the 100 gold mark as they have already amassed 76 gold, 43 silver and 21 bronze for a total of 140 medals. The Republic of Korea is second with exactly half of that count -- 70 medals including 19 gold, 18 silver and 33 bronze medals.