Ace shooter Jitu Rai won India’s first senior medal at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship, finishing second behind Korea’s Park Daehun in the finals of the men’s 50m pistol.
Venue : Kuwait
Park shot a finals world and Asian record score of 199.2 to clinch the gold medal. Jitu finished with a finals score of 189.5 and qualified for the finals in 7th position with a score of 555.
Asian Shooting Championship Winners
10m air rifle junior men’s event
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| Gold | Xuechao Qian of China |
| Silver | Akhil Sheoran of India |
| Bronze | Prashant of India |
| Team silver | Akhil, Prashant and Pratik Borse of India |
| Team bronze | Satyajeet Kandhol, Gajendra Rai and Babu Mithiliesh of India |
Junior Women’s 50m Rifle Prone Event
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| Gold | Fatemeh Karamzadeh of Iran |
| Silver | N Gayathri of India |
| Bronze | Najmeh Khidmati of Iran |
| Team Silver | Gayathri, Srinithi Venkatesh and Sonika |
Asian Shooting Championship :
- TheAsian Shooting Championships are governed by the Asian Shooting Confederation . Asian Shooting Championships began in 1967.
- These championships, including almost allISSF shooting events, are held every four years.
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