Mehuli shoots 10m air rifle gold in SAG as India sweeps all medals

Kathmandu, December 3

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Indian shooters swept all the medals for taking in the women’s 10m air rifle event in the 13th South Asian Games here today, with Mehuli Ghosh bettering the world record to get her hands on the gold.

However, Mehuli’s effort will not be considered as a world record, as the South Asian Games’ results are not recognised by the international body (ISSF) for the purpose of records. India also won the team gold in the 10m air rifle event.

The 19-year-old Mehuli clinched the gold with a score of 253.3 in the final, which is 0.4 more than the current world record of 252.9 accredited to another Indian, Apurvi Chandela. Sriyanka Sarangi took the silver with a score of 250.8, while Shreya Agrawal (227.2) clinched the bronze in a 1-2-3 podium finish by the Indians at the Satdobato Shooting Range.

India wins 10 medals in athletics in SAG

India dominated the track and field events of the 13th South Asian Games by clinching 10 medals, including four gold, on the first day of the athletics competition here today at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium.

Archana Suseendran (women’s 100m), M Jashna (women’s high jump), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (men’s high jump) and Ajay Kumar Saroj (men’s 1500m) won a gold each to begin India’s athletics campaign on an impressive note.

Suseendran clocked 11.80 seconds in the 100m dash to emerge as the fastest woman, leaving behind Sri Lankans Thanuji Amasha (11.82) and Lakshika Sugand (11.84) for silver and bronze respectively.

In the women’s high jump, Jashna cleared 1.73m to clinch the gold, while Rubina Yadav bagged a bronze with an effort of 1.69m.

Kushare cleared 2.21m to win the men’s high jump gold, while compatriot Chetan Balasubramanya claimed the silver with an effort of 2.16m in a 1-2 finish for India.

Saroj won the gold in men’s 1500m with a timing of 3.54.18s while Ajeet Kumar clinched the silver by clocking 3.57.18s. The bronze went to Nepal’s Tanka Karki (3.50.20s).

Kavita Yadav then added a silver in the women’s 10,000m race by clocking 35min 7.95sec.

Earlier, India’s Chanda (4.34.51s) clinched the silver in the women’s 1500m event, while compatriot PU Chitra (4.35.46s) settled for the bronze. The gold in this event went to Sri Lanka’s Uda Kuburalage (4.34.34s). — PTI