In the 16th Asian Shooting Championship, Rashmika Sahgal has won gold, India’s third individual yellow medal on day two of the competition at Shymkent in Kazakhstan. Rashmika clinched the junior women’s air pistol crown with her impressive score of 241.9, a yawning 4.3 ahead of silver-winning Korean Han Seunghyun.

Earlier, Manu Bhaker, a double Olympic bronze medallist, bagged another individual international medal as she shot 219.7 in the women’s 10m air pistol final to finish third. It was double delight for Rashmika (qualification score 582), as she combined with Vanshika Chaudhary (573) and Mohini Singh (565) to win the team gold in the event.  Manu (583) also won a team bronze in women’s air pistol alongside reigning Asian Games champ Palak (573) and Suruchi Phogat (574). Overall, India has won five gold, two silver and four bronze medals from all competitions held so far.