India shooters top at Asian online event

New Delhi: India’s 24-member shooting contingent topped the medals tally in the first Asian Online Shooting Championship. India won four out of the eight gold on offer, apart from two silver and five bronze, for a total haul of 11. India’s gold winners were Saurabh Chaudhary in the men’s 10m air pistol, Divyansh Singh Panwar in the men’s 10m air rifle, Kynan Chenai in men’s trap and Rajeshwari Kumari in women’s trap. The silver were won by Arjun Babuta in men’s 10m air rifle and Shreyasi Singh in women’s trap. Manu Bhaker (women’s 10m air pistol), Sarabjot Singh (men’s 10m air pistol), Deepak Kumar (men’s 10m air rifle) Prithviraj Tondaiman (men’s trap) and Manish Keer (women’s trap) won bronze medals. TNS