Pak upstage India in shooting: SA Games

COLOMBO: Regional shooting powerhouse, India were upset by Pakistan who took both the individual and team honours in 25m standard pistol men's event at the South Asian Games on Saturday.

M M Tabassum fired a total of 562 (188+185+189) to pip India's C K Chaudhary who managed 556 (190+187+179).

Veteran shooter Ashok Pandit finished with the bronze after shooting one point less than Chaudhary. The former Asian Games and Commonwealth medallist shot a series of 193, 187 and 175 at the Shooting Range of Sri Lanka Navy base at Welisara.

Tabassum (562) helped Pakistan pick the gold in the team event of the same shooting category alongwith Mustaqeem Shan (550) and Irshad ALi (548).

The Indian team of Chaudhary (556), Pandit (555) and Kanchan Gurung (543) picked the silver with an effort of 1654.

The bronze was won by Sri Lanka's GM Chandana (534), Manjula Fernando (531) and Jampathi Poddalgoda (526) who aggregated 1591.