On the opening day of 10th Asian airgun shooting championship, Indian shooters bagged five medals in Wako city, Japan.
- Ravi Kumar won an individual bronze in the men’s 10m air rifle.
- Arjun Babuta won individual an silver in the corresponding junior men’s event.
- India also bagged three team silver medals in each of the three air rifle events.
- Deepak Kumar led the Indian charge into the finals of the Men’s 10m air rifle, shooting 627.5 after the regulation 60 shots, to qualify fourth out of eight finalists.
- In the women’s 10m air rifle, Anjum Moudgil and Meghana Sajjanar made it to the finals, shooting scores of 417.5 and 415.9 to qualify for second and fourth positions respectively.
- Arjun Babuta won the junior men’s individual silver medal.
Asian Airgun Shooting Championship
- Venue: Wako city, Japan
- Date – 6 to 12 December 2017
- Hosted by – Asian Shooting Confederation.
