Indian shooters continued their medal hunt at the 2023 Asian Games on the final day of the competition in Hangzhou, China Sunday. Prithviraj Tondaiman, Kynan Chenai and Zoravar Singh Sandhu added another gold medal to the tally by shooting the gold medal in the men's trap event. (Medal Tally | Schedule | Full Coverage | Sports News)
The Indian triumvirate combined to shoot 361 -- a new Games record -- in the qualifications to finish ahead of silver medallists, Kuwaiti Khaled Almudhaf, Talal Alrashidi and Abdulrahman Alfaihan (359) and host China's Yuhao Guo, Ying Qi and Yuhao Wang (354), who settled for the bronze.
Kynan Chenai (122) and Zoravar Singh Sandhu (120) have also qualified for the individual final.
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So far, Indian shooters have pocketed 21 medals including seven gold. In the last edition of the continental showpiece, India won nine medals (two gold, four silver and three silver).
Earlier in the day, the Indian trio of Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak and Rajeshwari Kumari claimed the silver medal in the women's trap team event, adding to the Indian shooting contingent's best-ever show at the Games.
The Indian women's team totalled 337 to claim the silver medal behind China's Qingnian Li, Cuicui Wu and Xinqiu Zhang, who combined to shoot a world record score of 357. Kazakhstan's Mariya Dmitriyenko, Aizhan Dosmagambetova and Anastassiya Prilepina (336) bagged the bronze medal.
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In addition, Manisha also advanced to the individual finals. She was tied on 114 with three others but advanced via a shoot-off.
