Asian games 2018: Second gold for India

Saurabh Chaudhary clinched gold for India, Abhishek Verma settled for bronze in the 10m Air Pistol on the third day of Asian Games 2018.

The 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary shot a total of 240.7 to claim the top honours at the JSC – Shooting Range. Saurabh Chaudhary’s show was also an Asian Games record in 10m air pistol event. Abhishek Verma shot a total of 219.3 to finish third on the podium

This was India’s second gold after wrestler Bajrang Punia bagged one in men’s 65kg on Sunday. With this, India rose to the seventh spot in the Asian Games 2018 medal tally with 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze