India scored a total of 1734 to win gold in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Team competition at the Asian Games 2023. By a single point, the Indian team of Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema upset China to win the team gold.
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- India won gold at the Asian Games in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Team competition with a final score of 1734.
- By a single point, Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema overcame China to win the team gold.
- Putting up a great performance, Vietnam earned the bronze medal with a final score of 1730.
With a combined score of 1734, the Indian team of Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema took home the gold in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Team competition. They narrowly defeated China by one point and won the team gold thanks to their outstanding effort.
Putting up a great performance, Vietnam earned the bronze medal with a final score of 1730. During the individual qualification event, Sarabjot took fifth place with 580 points, while Arjun took eighth with 578 points. The men's 10m air pistol final is slated to take place later today, and both of them are expected to compete.
After the women's 25-meter pistol gold and the 10m air rifle top-podium result, this was the third team gold in these shooting ranges.
The 22-year-old Sarabjot, who earlier this year at the ISSF World Cup in Bhopal earned his first individual senior gold medal, will be aiming for additional success in the individual division as he is now ranked fifth among the eight finalists following the qualification round.
The mixed team gold was earned in the just concluded World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Sarabjot's success story began in 2021 when he won the junior air pistol team and mixed team gold at the ISSF World Championships in Lima, Peru. Since then, he has been performing consistently. He made 580 total shots in series of 95, 95, 97, 98, 97, and 98.
Arjun Cheema, a teammate, shot a series of 97, 96, 97, 97, 96, and 95 for his 578 to qualify for the finals and finish eighth.
This is India's fourth gold medal in the shooting competition and their 24th medal overall in the current Asian Games.