Rahi shoots gold in 25m air pistol
TENSE FINAL First Indian woman to win Asiad shooting PALEMBANG, INDONESIA:
Rahi Sarnobat became India’s first ever female shooting champion at the Asian Games on Wednesday, clinching gold in the 25 metre air pistol in Palembang. Sarnobat overcame a tense shoot-off with Thailand’s Naphaswan Yangpaiboon after both athletes had set a new Asian Games record of 34 points.
Sarnobat, 27, was in top form but was up against a gritty Yangpaiboon, with the first shoot-off ending in a tie. But the Indian won the second shoot-off by a single shot. South Korea’s Kim Min-jung took bronze with a score of 29.
Sarnobat is coached by Mongolian-born Munkhbayar Dorjsuren, a two-time world champion and Olympic medallist who is a German citizen.
Title favourite Manu Bhaker however ended a disappointing sixth after scoring 16.
Meanwhile, the Indian men’s hockey team today recorded its biggest ever win in international hockey, annihilating Hong Kong China 26-0 in a Pool B match, bettering an 86-year-old mark.
The wrestlers ended their campaign without adding any medals but the wushu sanda team brought in four bronzes, three in men’s and one in women’s events. Narender Grewal, Surya Bhanu Partap Singh and Santosh Kumar won their bouts in the 65, 60 and 56 kg categories respectively, while Roshibina Devi won her bout in the 60 kg wushu sanda to clinch bronze medals.