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Asian Shooting Championship: India extended its remarkable performance at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Saturday as Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan captured the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.

The Indian duo outclassed China’s Dingke Lu and Xinlu Peng 17-11 in a thrilling final, turning the match around after trailing in the initial rounds. With early scores of 9.5 and 10.1, the Indian pair looked tentative, but they regained composure and executed a flawless display of precision shooting in the later stages to clinch the victory.