Asian Air Gun Shooting: Manpreet Singh misses junior gold in rapid fire pistol NEW DELHI, OCT. 24: Manpreet Singh missed the gold in the shoot-off 1-2 against Zhang Tianshuai of China in the 25-metre rapid fire pistol for junior men in the 6th Asian Air Gun shooting championship in Tehran, Iran. However, in men’s rapid fire pistol, Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar was placed fifth, while Mahednra Singh managed to land the bronze behind two Chinese. In junior women air rifle, Shalini Chahar pipped compatriot Anjum Moudgil by 0.1 point to ensure the bronze medal. She missed a better medal by 0.2 point. In women’s air rifle, China dominated by sweeping the three individual medals. Pooja Ghatkar missed a medal by 0.6 point and placed fourth. The results: Men: Rapid fire pistol: 1. Li Yuehong (Chn) 30 (577); 2. Chen Kehan (Chn) 27 (588); 3. Mahendra Singh 18 (570); 4. Zhang Fusheng (Chn) 16 (580); 5. Vijay Kumar 13 (570); 6. Gurpreet Singh 7 (575). Team: 1. China 1745; 2. India 1715; 3. Oman 1616. Junior men: 1. Zhang Tianshuai (Chn) 20(2) 580; 2. Manpreet Singh 20(1) 563; 3. an Junchen (Chn) 16 (572); 4. Vishwajeet Singh 9 (528); 5. Karan Walia 7 (534). Team: 1. China 1669; 2. India 1625; 3. Kazakhstan 1540. Women: Air rifle: 1. Chang Jing (Chn) 207.8 (414.7); 2. Wu Liuxi (Chn) 206.8 (419.5); 3. Yi Siling (Chn) 186.2 (419.5); 4. Pooja Ghatkar 165.2 (416.0); 6. Ayonika Paul 119.2 (415.7); 8. Apurvi Chandela 81.5 (416.5). Team: 1. China 1253.7 (WR); 2. India 1248.2; 3. Iran 1237.5. Junior women: 1. Qiu Yehan (Chn) 205.3 (416.9); 2. Dina Farzadkhah (Iri) 202.5 (414.2); 3. Shalini Chahar 181.8 (410.5); 4. Anjum Moudgil 162.5 (415.7); 13. Shriyanka Sadangi 392.6. Team: 1. Iran 1236.5 (WJR); 2. China 1234.5; 3. India 1218.8.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:52:11 +0000
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