Rashmika, who won the junior air pistol gold on Tuesday.
Rashmika Sahgal and Kanak won the junior and youth gold medals in air pistol in the 16th Asian shooting championship on Tuesday.
The best of Indian shooters found it hard to capture the gold in the main event, and double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker no exception, as she was pushed to the bronze by Ma Qianke of China and Yang Jiin of Korea in women’s air pistol.
More importantly, the golden girl of Indian shooting this season, Suruchi Phogat who had won three individual gold medals in the three World Cups so far this season, shot 574 and failed to make the final.
Manu shot 583 in qualification, but a string of 9s in the final pulled her down to the bronze.
Rashmika was dominant in the junior event as she top-scored in qualification with 582, and beat Han Seunghyun of Korea by 4.3 points for the gold.
Kanak beat compatriot Agam Grewal by 2.2 points for the youth gold and bagged the team gold as well, even though the third member Gamberya Gowda shot a below par 558.
The results: 10m air pistol: Women: 1. Ma Qianke (Chn) 243.2 (579); 2. Yang Jiin (Kor) 241.6 (581); 3. Manu Bhaker 219.7 (583); 12. Suruchi Phogat 574; 17. Palak Gulia 573; RPO: Esha Singh 577; Surbhi Rao 570. Team: 1. China 1740 WR; 2. Korea 1731; 3. India 1730.
Juniors: 1. Rashmika Sahgal 241.9 (582); 2. Han Seunghyun (Kor) 237.6 (572); 3. Kim Yejin (Kor) 215.1 (571); 4. Vanshika Chaudhary 194.7 (573); 6. Urva Chaudhary 151.9 (572). Team: 1. India 1720; 2. Korea 1698; 3. Kazakhstan 1662.
Youth: 1. Kanak 238.2 (566); 2. Agam Grewal 236.0 (577); 3. Parimah Amiri (Iri) 214.1 (571); 5. Gamberya Gowda 172.5 (558). Team: 1. India 1701; 2. Iran 1676; 3. Kazakhstan 1658.
Published – August 19, 2025 07:02 pm IST
