Asian games 2018: India won two silver in Shooting, Deepak won 10 meter air rifle and Lakshya in male trap rifle
Monday - August 20, 2018 4:07 pm ,
Category : INDIA
India won two silver medals in shooting on the second day of the 18th Asian Games on Monday. First silver medal won by Deepak Kumar in 10 meter air rifle event and the second medal won by Lakshya Sharon in men's trap rifle. Gold medal of 10 meter air rifle event was secured by China's Yang Haoran. On the other hand, Ravi Kumar, who won the bronze medal at the 10 meter air rifle mixed team event on Sunday, remained number four.
लक्ष्य का पे सटीक निशाना।
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 20, 2018
19 yr old shooter Lakshya Sheoran on his #AsianGames debut has shown impeccable concentration to win silver medal in Men's Trap Shooting at #AsianGames2018. Young champions like Lakshya r the torchbearers of our sporting future. Take a bow young champ! pic.twitter.com/aVcyEqDKD3
Well done Deepak Kumar ! Aggressive shooting ! All the best for Changwon .
— Abhinav Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 20, 2018
On the other hand, Indian women team in badminton lost in the quarterfinals. Japan beat India 3-1. On winning the silver medal, shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics and Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, greeted Deepak on twitter. Rajyavardhan Singh is the silver medalist at the Athens Olympic Games.
