On junior's day at the 15th Asian Shooting Championship being held in Changwon, Korea, Indian colts snared as many as four gold medals to perch themselves firmly in second position on the medal tally behind powerhouses China.
The Men's Skeet team comprising Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, struck gold when their combined total of 358 was enough to pip team Korea by a point at the 15th Asian Shooting Championship (ASC), currently underway in Changwon, Korea.
As per Olympics.com, it is India's second medal in senior competition at the championships after Sarabjot's bronze in men's 10 m air pistol medal on Tuesday.
Sarabjot Singh shot 221.1 in the final to finish behind two Chinese, Zhang Yifan (gold, 243.7) and Liu Jinyao (242.1) respectively. The Indian had earlier qualified for the top eights with a score of 581, which helped in clinching the eighth spot.
The 33-member squad came back from Hangzhou, China, with a historic best-ever haul of 22 medals, including seven gold from the continental multi-sport extravaganza.
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