India’s First Medal in Asian Games 2018

india's firest medal in asian games

Question: Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar have won bronze medal in which of the following shooting event?
(a) 10m air rifle
(b) 10m air pistol
(c) 25 m rapid fire pistol
(d) 10m air rifle mixed team
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:

  • On 19 August, 2018 Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar gave India its first medal as Bronze Medal in 10m air rifle mixed team event at the JSC (JakabaringSport Complex) shooting Range, Palembang in ongoing 18th Asian Games, 2018.
  • They maintained third position with a final score of 9, Yingshin Lin and Shaochuan Lu of Chinese Taipei bagged gold medal with a score of 494.1 by defeating Ruo Zhao and Haoran Yang of China (492.5 points).
  • This bronze medal marked the first medal of Apurvi Chandela in Asian Games. She has won gold medal in 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
  • She is also the youngest Indian shooter to win two Gold medals at 2018 ISSF World Cup.
  • It is worth to note that 10m air rifle mixed team event is included for the first time in Asian Games.

References:
https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/shooting/event/shooting-10m-air-rifle-mixed-team/
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