The Indian contingent has opened their account in meadls tally in the Asian Games as the Indian womens 10m air rifle team, including Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal and Ashi Chouksey, bagged the countrys silver medal in Hangzhou.In the qualification round, the trio shot a total score of 1886.0 to claim the silver medal. China scored the highest score and claimed the gold medal with 1896.6 points, followed by Mongolia, which scored 1880.0 to bag the bronze medal.Many congratulations to our Shooters Ramita, @GhoshMehuli and Ashi Chouksey on winning the #SilverMedal in the 10m Air Rifle Womens Team Event. Lets #Cheer4india 🇮🇳 #WeAreTeamIndia | #IndiaAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/iRrJaRFOld— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) September 24, 2023Ramita Jindal, who eventually finished second, was the top scorer of the team, scoring 631.9. Mehuli, followed by 630.8 points, finished in fifth place. Ashi Chouksey finished way outside the top eight with a mere 623.3, which means only two Indians will be competing for a medal in the final later on Sunday.The Chinese trio of Han Jiayu, Huang Yuting and Wang Zhilin broke the five-year-old Asian record while scoring their total. The previous all-time record was held by China itself, with a score of 1893.0.
