Asian Games: India wins Gold with World Record in 10m Air-Rifle Shooting.

Delhi: In the men’s 10m air rifle team competition on Monday in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China, former world champion Rudrankksh Patil won India’s first gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 together with Olympians Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Divyansh Singh Panwar.

Competing at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre, the Indian trio in 10m air rifle shot 1893.7 to claim the top spot and shatter the previous world record of 1893.3 set by the Chinese shooters at the ISSF World Championships in August. The Republic of Korea claimed silver with 1890.1 points while China settled for bronze with a score of 1888.2.

This was also India’s 10th gold medal in shooting at the Asian Games but their first in rifle events.