His debut Asian Games and 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary has bagged India’s third gold of these Games.
Selected ahead of seasoned campaigner Jitu Rai, Chaudhary proved just why he was counted among the medal favourites, clinching the gold with a new Games record score of 240.7.
Silver medal winner Tomoyuki Matsuda was leading the final throughout the event but it came down to the last two shots when it was just between him and Saurabh for the gold.
The young Indian maintained his calm and managed 10.2 in the penultimate shot but Matsuda fumbled and shot 8.9. Saurabh needed at 10.3 in the last shot to finish on top of the podium and very calmly, he shot 10.4 and grabbed the gold medal.
Coached by Jaspal Rana, Chaudhary started his shooting career only three years back and won the gold in the Junior World Shooting Championships this summer with a world record score there as well.
There’s another Indian on the podium in the event with Abhishek Verma winning the bronze.
