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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 on Tuesday.
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.
Earlier, India's Virdhawal Khade marginally bettered his long-standing national record to get closer to his second Asian Games medal as he qualified for the men's 50m freestyle final by clocking 22.43s which was the third fastest time in the heats in Jakarta on Tuesday.
1. Abhishek Verma
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Bronze medalist Abhishek Verma after the 10m air pistol mens shooting at the 18th Asian Games - PTI
2. Saurabh Chaudhary
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16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary, who won the gold in the 10m shooting event, in action during his brilliant performance - Reuters
3. Virdhawal Khade
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Virdhawal Khade reacts after winning the men's 50m freestyle heat event at the Asian Games 2018 - PTI
4. Deepika Kumari
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Archer Deepika Kumari takes part in the qualification round recurve womens archery - AFP
5. Sanjeev Rajput
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Sanjeev Rajput competes in the qualification 50m rifle mens shooting - PTI
6. Akhl Sheoran
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Akhil Sheoran competes in the qualification 50m rifle mens shooting at the 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018 - PTI
