Asian Games: Indian Women's Team Secures Silver Medal In 50m Rifle 3 Positions

The women's team clinched a silver medal. Photo: Instagram

The women's team comprising Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa K Vinod and Ashi Chouksey added to India's medal tally by clinching a silver medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions. The trio finished second with a final score of 1763-90x. China won the gold medal. Sen shone in the medal event with 590 points. Ashi also played a key role in the medal win with 585 points.

In the individual qualification, Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa K Vinod earned places in the final after finishing third and sixth, respectively. Tilottama recorded a total score of 590, with consistent performances across the three positions. She scored 197 in kneeling, followed by a strong 199 in prone and a total of 196 in standing. Vidarsa made a strong recovery after a challenging kneeling series, where she scored 193. She bounced back with an impressive 199 in prone and 196 in standing to finish with 588 points and secure sixth place.

Ashi finished with 585 points after scoring 196 in kneeling, 199 in prone and 190 in standing, narrowly missing out on a place in the individual final. The women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event features three stages: kneeling, prone and standing, with the top shooters from the qualification round advancing to the final.

Meanwhile, India’s Sawan Barwal scripted history by winning the silver medal in the men’s marathon, clocking a national record time of 2:11:37. In athletics, Tejaswin Shankar and Thowfeeq Noushad finished fifth and seventh, respectively, in the decathlon 100m event. Later, Tejaswin topped the men’s decathlon long jump with a best effort of 7.53m, while Thowfeeq finished third with 7.37m.

Tejaswin moved to second place overall with 1807 points, while Thowfeeq stood fourth with 1759 points. In canoe sprint, Harshwardhan Shaktawat finished fifth in the men’s kayak single 500m semifinal and advanced to Final B, while Parvathy Geetha and Prasanna Kumar qualified for Final A after finishing second in the mixed kayak double 500m semifinal.

India’s fencing teams advanced to the quarter-finals, with the women’s foil team defeating Indonesia 45-24 and the men’s sabre team beating Philippines 45-27 in their respective round of 16 matches.

In badminton, Lakshya Sen exited the men’s singles competition after losing to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 12-21, 21-15, 14-21 in the second round. In table tennis, Yashaswini Ghorpade suffered a defeat against Japan’s Miwa Harimoto in the women’s singles round 3.

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