India's Sift Kaur Samra gives India its 5th gold in the Asian Games 2023

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Sift Kaur Samra won gold in the women's 50m rifle 3-P individual event, giving India its fifth gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

An Overview of the News

• The Indian team of Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan and Isha Singh won the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol shooting event.

• Isha Singh earned a silver medal in the women's individual 25m pistol event by finishing second behind China's Rui Liu.

• Anant Jeet Singh Naruka won the silver medal in the men's skeet final with an impressive score of 58 out of 60 shots.

India's overall medal tally:

• India's total medal count at the Asian Games 2023 now stands at 22, which includes 5 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze medals.

• Vishnu Saravanan won bronze for India in the ILCA-7 event by finishing third with a net score of 34.

• The Indian trio of Sift Samra Kaur, Aashi Chouksey, and Manini Kaushik won the silver medal in the 50m rifle team event.

• Aashi Chouksey also won a bronze medal in the individual 50-meter rifle event.