Shooting at Asian Games 2023, Hangzhou 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Ramita wins 10m air rifle bronze, India women win silver in AR team

Huang Yuting emerges on top of the Chinese 1-2. She sets a new Games Record with 252.7. Jiayu finishes with 251.3.

Ramita wins the bronze medal, with the final shot proving to be the decider. Han responds with a 10.7 to Ramita’s 10.4.

Mehuli takes the fourth place. Ramita confirms at least a bronze.

A 10.2 from Mehuli and a 10.0 from Ramita in the first of the elimination shots! That would hurt. BUT THE KOREAN LEE EUNSEO BIDS ADIEU as Mehuli wins the battle of nerves. At least one India medal is now confirmed!

Mehuli keeps herself alive in the contest with a 10.8 and 10.6. Mongolia’s Nandinzaya Ganhuyag has been eliminated.

Yesugen Oyunbat slips to 7th from 5th to crash out of the competition.

Chinese Taipei’s Chen Chi heads back to the player seating area. Her final score is 122.3.

Ramita who stood atop the standings for a short while has been displaced by China’s Huang Yuting. The Indian loses her place after registering a 10.0 and 10.2.

Ramita sits comfortably in the top three with a 52.7 off her first five shots. Mehuli is only 0.4 points behind.

Starting at the bottom of the pile, Mehuli gradually climbs the leaderboard with a 10.8 and a couple of 10.6s.

Ramita starts off with a 10.5 and follows that up with a 10.3. Mehuli starts off with a lowly 10.0.

Qualification leader Han Jiayu waves to the crowd as her name is called out. The Indian shooters, though, stay put.

Ramita and Mehuli to limber up for the final event with some sighters.

Although Vijayveer Sidhu started off on an excellent note, with a 99 and 97, he followed that up with a disappointing 93 in the third series.

Vijayveer gets things rolling with a 99 in the first series.

With 10 inner-10s, Anish’s scores read 98, 98 and 96 in the three series. Vijayveer Sidhu set to be in action shortly.

Anish Bhanwala shoots a 98 in the first series. Kazakhstan’s Nikita Chiryukin, and the Chinese duo of Li Yuehong and Wang Xinjie are the only ones who have managed to shoot a perfect first series (100/100) thus far.

The action shifts to the 25m range where Adarsh is already done with his series. He has dropped 13 points, while also hitting five inner-10s.

The combined score also saw China better its own record in the women’s 10m air rifle event. The previous record was 1893.0 points set in Kuwait City on November 4, 2018.

1. China 1896.6

2. India 1886.0

3. Mongolia 1880.0

1. Han 634.1

2. Ramita 631.9

3. Huang 631.6

4. Wang 630.9

5. Ghosh 630.8

6. Lee 630.5

7. Ganhuyag - 630.2

8. Chen 621.1

The three Indian shooters end with a total tally of 1886.0 to win the silver medal.

Ramita - 106.0

Mehuli Ghosh - 105.9

Ashi Chouksey - 103.4

The Chinese shooter gets a score of 834.1, 0.1 better than the previous best.

Ramita - 105.4

Mehuli Ghosh - 104.9

Ashi Chouksey - 102.5

Ramita - 104.3

Mehuli Ghosh - 105.1

Ashi Chouksey - 104.8

India’s is in the second spot in the women’s team event. China in first place while Mongolia is occupying the third.

Ramita gets a 105.2 in the third series. She stays in the second place at the half way point of this qualification.

Chouksey gets a total of 104.9 in the third series.

10.5 - 10.6 - 10.6 - 10.6 - 10.5 - 10.4 - 10.1

Mehuli Ghosh - 105.7

Ramita - 106.7

Ashi Chouksey - 104.5

Mehuli Ghosh - 104.6

Ramita - 104.3

Ashi Chouksey - 103.2

10.0 - 10.6 - 10.8 - 10.3 - 10.2

10.0 - 10.3 - 10.3 - 10.9 - 10.4

10.3 - 10.4 - 10.8 - 10.6 - 10.3

The qualification round is underway. India’s Mehuli Ghosh starts with a 10.3 while Ramita gets a 10 to start off.

USA’s Alison Weisz holds the world record after had scored 635.5 in Lima in November 2022.

The shooters will have six series of shots. Every series comprises of 10 shots. The maximum points on offer will be 10.9 and the top eight shooter with the highest scores will advance to the final.

Hello and welcome to the first day of action at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Well on paper at least. We get things underway with the qualification of the 10m air rifle women’s qualification. Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh and Ramita will be in contention for India.

6 AM: 10m Air Rifle Women’s Qualification- Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita

6 AM: 10m Air Rifle Women’s team Final- Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita

6:30 AM: 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Qualification Phase 1- Adarsh Singh, Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu

6:30 AM: 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men Phase 1- Adarsh Singh, Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu

9:15 AM: 10m Air Rifle Women’s Final- Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita (subject to quialification)