Saurabh Chaudhary
Saurabh Chaudhary strikes silver in 10m Air Pistol event at Asian Championships
The 17-year-old World Cup and the Asian Games gold-medallist shot 244.5 to finish second on the podium behind North Korea's Kim Song Guk.
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The positive results ensured an unprecedented top finish India across all four ISSF stages this year, including the lone Junior World Cup.
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Silver medallist Russian Artem Chernousov though had lesser scores in the 9s in the 24-shot final than the Indian.
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The start of the day was all about a new pair, a new format and a new result.
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Saurabh-Manu shoot gold in 10m air pistol mixed event.
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Qualification topper Manu, however, finished fifth in the women’s 25m pistol event after starting strongly.
Shooting for glory
Saurabh is one of those rare teenagers who stays away from social media and does not use a mobile phone.
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He also congratulated Verma for winning his first medal at the Asian Games.
Bullet train
However, the day belonged to teenage prodigy Chaudhary, son of a farmer based in Kalina Village in Meerut district.
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Hobby shooter Abhishek Verma, also making his Asian Games debut at 29, settled for the bronze medal in the same event with a score of 219.3.