Question: Which country contingent has topped the medals tally in the first Asian Online Shooting Championship?
(a) India
(b) Vietnam
(c) Indonesia
(d) Japan
Answer: (a)
- The Indian shooting contingent has topped the medals tally in the first-ever Asian Online Shooting Championship.
- The championship was organised by Kuwait Shooting Federation on 29th and 30th January 2021.
- The 24-member Indian shooting contingent won total 11 medals, which included four gold medals, two silver and five bronze medals.
- The Championship witnessed 274 shooters from 22 Asian countries.
Medal winners:
Gold
- Saurabh Chaudhary – men’s 10m air pistol
- Divyansh Singh Panwar- men’s 10m air rifle
- Kynan Chenai – men’s trap
- Rajeshwari Kumari – women’s trap
Silver
- Arjun Babuta – men’s 10m air rifle
- Shreyasi Singh – women’s trap
Bronze
- Manu Bhaker – women’s 10m air pistol
- Sarabjot Singh – men’s 10m air pistol
- Deepak Kumar – men’s 10m air rifle
- Prithviraj Tondaiman – men’s trap
- Manish Keer – women’s trap
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
http://asia-shooting.org/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/with-11-medals-india-top-medals-tally-at-asian-online-shooting/articleshow/80603872.cms