China’s Hu Kai won gold with a score of 246.4, just 0.1 off the world record, while Brazil’s Olympic medalist Felipe Almeida Wu won silver, as Saurabh settled for bronze with 219.1, bowing out after the 22nd shot.
Hungarian Istvan Peni won gold (461.0), his seventh ISSF gold, while China’s Tian Jiaming (458.8) won silver, as Chain bowed out in third, after the penultimate shot of the 45-shot final with his score reading 443.7.
Uttar Pradesh javelin throwers dominated the final day of the fourth edition of the Indian Open Throws Competition that concluded here on Friday.
The eighth-seed Lovlina lost the bout by a 4:1 split decision to Li Qian, the reigning Asian Games champion.
Avinash Sable, who recently shattered the national record in the 3000m steeplechase for the tenth time with an impressive 8 minutes and 9.91 seconds at the Diamond League Paris, is eagerly gearing up for the Olympics.
Weightlifting competitions at the Asian Games will be held in seven men’s and seven women’s divisions. India, however, sent only two weightlifters, both in women’s categories.
With impressive victories in their first two matches, India will be looking to maintain their winning streak, while Korea is eager to continue their dominant run in the tournament.
The Rohan-Rutuja duo struggled in the initial set of the match and lost the first set against Chinese Taipei's En-shuo Liang and Tsung-hao Huang by 6-2.
Aditi with one more round left, (66-67-61) is 22-under and seven ahead of the close rival Arpichaya Yubol from Thailand.
Shooters continued to enrich India’s medal tally with the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar,…
