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Asian Games 2018 LIVE: Rahi Sarnobat wins gold in 25m pistol in nail-biter

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India hopes to better the performance on Day 4 in Asian Games 2018 at Jakarta and Palembang. Check how many medals India won in 18th Asian Games 2018. Catch the latest Asian Games 2018 live update. Asian Games 2018: After winning a gold, silver and two bronze on Day 3 of the Asian Games 2018 , India will hope to better the performance at Jakarta and Palembang. With a lot of medals on the line, athletes of 45 nations, playing 58 different kinds of sports, will give their best to win one of those at the 18th Asian Games at Jakarta Palembang. Indian athletes would love to prove their mettle in various events like Kabaddi, Shooting, Volleyball, Wushu, Tennis, Badminton, Bridge, Archery and others. CATCH ALL THE LIVE UPDATES Represented by 804 athletes and officials, the Indian contingent will aim to better the showing at the previous Asiad in Incheon, South Korea, where they finished eighth with 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze medals on Asian Games Medal Tally. The best...

Asian Games 2018: 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary claims gold on debut

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The 16-year-old Chaudhary, who topped the qualifying round, shot a Games record score of 240.7 to pip Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda Asian Games 2018 : Debutant teenager Saurabh Chaudhary clinched India's first shooting gold of the 18th Asian Games , fetching the top honours in the men's 10m air pistol event here today. The 16-year-old Chaudhary, who topped the qualifying round, shot a Games record score of 240.7 to pip Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda (239.7) in an exciting final to add a gold to India's shooting tally of two silver and a bronze this Asiad. Hobby shooter Abhishek Verma, also making his Asian Games debut at 29, settled for the bronze medal in the same event with a score of 219.3. In second position for most of the final, Chaudhary grabbed the lead after Matsuda fired 8.9 in his penultimate shot. The Indian went ahead with a 10.2 off his second-last shot and held the nerve to stay ahead. Article Source >> BS