Sift Kaur Samra of India (C) celebrates after the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
HANGZHOU, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Indian sharpshooter Sift Kaur Samra clinched gold medal in the women's 50m rifle three positions at the Hangzhou Asian Games with record-breaking 469.6 points, while Chinese markswoman Zhang Qiongyue grabbed the silver.
Samra, who completed the qualification round with a leading result of 594 points, led all the way through the final, with a 7.3-point margin ahead of Zhang, who grabbed the world championship title in this event in August. Another Indian participant Ashi Chouksey pocketed the bronze with 451.9 points.
Chinese shooter Xia Siyu, who had the same score as Samra in the qualification round, finished seventh in the final. ■
Sift Kaur Samra (L) and Ashi Chouksey of India celebrate after the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Gold medalist Sift Kaur Samra (C) of India, silver medalist Zhang Qiongyue (L) of China and bronze medalist Ashi Chouksey of India attend the awarding ceremony for the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Participants compete during the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Sift Kaur Samra of India competes during the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Zhang Qiongyue of China competes during the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Participants compete during the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Zhang Qiongyue (C) of China competes during the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Xia Siyu of China competes during the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
