Samrat Rana (Instagram Handle) World champion Samrat Rana won the bronze medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Asian Championships on Wednesday after falling short of qualifying form in the final.Samrat, who won gold at last year’s World Championships in Cairo, started the season strongly.
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He shot a 581 in qualifying, finished second and advanced to the finals with high expectations.However, the 21-year-old was unable to maintain that level in the medal round, finishing with a score of 220.3. Uzbekistan’s Vladimir Svechnikov took the gold with 242.0, while Kazakhstan’s Valery Rakhimzhan took silver with 241.0.India had two wickets in the eight-man final, with Sharvan Kumar finishing fourth.In the team event, India won the silver medal. Samrat (581), Sharvan (578) and Varun Tomar (573) combined for a total score of 1,732 points. Uzbekistan also finished with 1,732 but won the gold due to a higher indoor 10 total of 58 compared to India’s 52. Bronze was secured by Kazakhstan with 1731 points.India fielded the largest squad in the championship with 118 shooters participating. Kazakhstan has the second largest team with 35 athletes.South Korea and Japan also sent strong teams, while shooters from Chinese Taipei, Vietnam and Hong Kong are expected to compete for medals during the competition.
