India’s Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol had to face defeat at the hands of the Chinese pair in the final of the 10m Air Pistol Mix Team event on the 7th day of the Asian Games 2022. The pair missed out on the gold medal and had to settle for silver in the end. China’s pair of Zhang Bowen and Jiang Renxin won the final match 16-14.
Singh, Divya fight till end
The pair of Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol was ahead of the Chinese pair at the beginning of the gold medal match, but by the end, the Chinese shooters defeated India and captured the gold medal.
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Qualification round
In qualification, Sarabjot scored 291 while Divya’s score was 286. The total score of both was 577 and they were one point ahead of China in the qualification. But the Chinese pair won the gold medal match.
The two teams continued to fight tooth and nail and in the end, the contest was nothing. In the deciding series, it was only tenths. World champion and two-time Olympic medalist Zhang Bowen came up with 10.7 in the final set to secure the much-needed gold medal for China.
Meanwhile, Divya and Sarabjot recorded 10.5 and 9.9 runs respectively. For each series win, the pairs receive two points in the mixed team competition. In case of a tie, the point is shared between the two opponents. The winner is the one who first wins eight series or manages to reach 16 points. Points for each series are tallied after each shooter on a given team has completed a shot.
India’s next aim
India’s program on the seventh day of the Asian Games, eyes will be on athletics and boxing
Nikhat Zareen’s strong performance in the Asian Games secured the Olympic quota with a medal
This is India’s overall 19th medal in shooting in the Asian Games 2023. India has so far won six gold, eight silver, and 5 bronze medals in shooting.
India’s tally in Asian Games 2022
Talking about the overall medal tally, Team India now has a total of 34 medals in its account, which includes 8 gold, 13 silver, and the same number of bronze medals.
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