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Commonwealth Championships: Gagan clinches silver; Swapnil, Annu bag bronze

Updated on: 03 November,2017 08:26 AM IST  |  Gold Coast (Australia)
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London Olympics bronze medallist Gagan Narang won a silver while Swapnil Kusale and Annu Raj Singh bagged a bronze each, as India continued their strong showing at the Championships here yesterday

Commonwealth Championships: Gagan clinches silver; Swapnil, Annu bag bronze

London Olympics bronze medallist Gagan Narang won a silver while Swapnil Kusale and Annu Raj Singh bagged a bronze each, as India continued their strong showing at the Championships here yesterday. Narang finished second in the men's 50m rifle prone event and Swapnil won bronze in the same event. In the final, he shot 246.3 to end just 1.4 points adrift to settle for the second place. The experienced Annu Raj Singh secured the women's 25m pistol bronze.


Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang


On day three of competitions, India's medal hunt started when both Narang and Swapnil qualified for the eight-man final. Narang scored 617.6 after 60 shots while Swapnil outshone his teammate with a score of 619.1. Gold medallist Dane Sampson of Australia topped the qualifying with a Commonwealth record of 624.3. In the women's 25m pistol, Heena Sidhu was among the three Indians who qualified for the final. Annu Raj Singh, however, was the best placed Indian in qualifying with a score of 578. In the final, Annu Raj started with a pair of perfect 5s. However, the Australian pair of Lalita Yauhleuskaya and Elena Galiabovitch finished 1-2 with scores of 35 and 32 after the 10th and final series. Annu Raj secured third place.


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