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India’s teen shooters bag three of four golds on offer at Asian Championship

Abhinav Shaw began the gold rush for India, rallying from fifth on the grid after the first five-shot series to win a thrilling final with a score of 250.3. The end stage was a battle of attrition with Lee Hyunseo, but the Indian showed admirable nerves after two high 9s on his 17th and 18th shots to pip the Korean by 0.1 in the end

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Teenaged Indian shooters grabbed three of the four gold medals on offer to dominate the fourth day of the 16th Asian Shooting Championship, taking the country’s medal tally to 26 medals, here on Thursday.

India now have won 14 golds, six silvers and as many bronze medals, firmly cementing their position at the top of the standings.

Abhinav Shaw began the gold rush for India, rallying from fifth on the grid after the first five-shot series to win a thrilling final with a score of 250.3. The end stage was a battle of attrition with Lee Hyunseo, but the Indian showed admirable nerves after two high 9s on his 17th and 18th shots to pip the Korean by 0.1 in the end. The 21st shot with 10.9 was the icing on the cake.

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