Sift Kaur Samra:  Indian women's 25m pistol team clinched the gold medal, while 50m rifle 3-position women's team bagged silver at the 19th Asian Games, here on Wednesday.

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In the 25m pistol team event, the formidable trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan scored a total of 1759 after the precision and rapid rounds, beating China and the Republic of Korea to claim the top stop on the podium.

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In the 50m rifle team event, team of Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey and Manini Kaushik and finished with a score of 1764 in the final at Asian Games 2023 to win the silver medal.

China shot gold while the Republic of Korea settled for bronze.

Earlier, Sift shot a total of 594 points to finish second in the individual qualification while Ashi finished sixth in the same to qualify for the women's 50m rifle 3-position final.

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