Ramita Jindal became the latest teenage sensation to shine for India, winning the bronze medal in the womens 10m air rifle at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday.The 19-year-old world junior champion in 2022 was making her debut at the Asian Games and held her nerves in a close finish behind two shooters from the hosting nation with a total score of 230.1. She outperformed fellow teammate Mehuli Ghosh, who finished fourth after a shoot-off between Ramita surge ahead with a near-perfect 10.8 under pressure.Congratulations to Shooter Ramita on winning the #BronzeMedal in the 10M Air Rifle Event. Her second medal of the day after the Silver in the team event. Let us #Cheer4india #WeAreTeamIndia | #IndiaAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/xZn34hdalb— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) September 24, 2023 Huang Yuting won gold with a top score of 252.7, while current world champion Han Jiayu took silver.Throughout the final, Ramita Jindal was in medal contention, consistently scoring well. Before a wayward 9.9 on the 16th shot, she had maintained the second position. But once she went into the elimination zone, she bounced back with a score of 10.5 and then pulled herself back with a 10.7 and 10.8 when it was needed the mostRamita came in second place in the qualification round with a score of 631.9, and Mehuli came in fourth with a score of 630.8. With their total qualifying scores, the pair, along with Ashi Chouksey, also took home the silver for the team.
