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Asian Rifle/Pistol Shooting: Samrat And Suruchi Win Silver As India’s Gold Haul Reaches Double Digits
Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges: Reigning world champion Samrat Rana and World Cup final winner Suruchi Singh joined forces to clinch silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, even as the hosts extended their domination of the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship New Delhi 2026, with their gold count reaching 10 after two days of competition.
Southpaw Rashmika Sahgal and Vanshika Chaudhary in the 10m air pistol women junior and Priyanshi Purva and Chahek Kohla in the corresponding youth category, also delivered back-to-back 1-2 finishes; their combined efforts seeing India finish the day with a rich haul of 10 gold, five silver and one bronze medal, quite a distance ahead of Uzbekistan, who are second on the table with three gold medals.
Uzbekistan’s lone gold of the day came from the 10m air pistol mixed team pair of Nigina Saidkulova and Mukhammad Kamalov, who prevailed over Samrat and Suruchi by 481.3 to 479.6, in the 48-shot pair final.
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