India's shooters beat China on way to world record, gold medal at Hangzhou Asian Games


Gold medalists India's Swapnil Suresh Kusale, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Akhil Sheoran pose with their medals at the awards ceremony for the Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men's Final of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. - AP

HANGZHOU, China (Reuters): India's shooters enjoyed another strong day at the Asian Games on Friday, with their men's 50m rifle team breaking the world record on the way to beating China for gold on day six of competition in Hangzhou.

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Suresh Kusale and Akhil Sheoran secured gold with a total of 1,769 points, six points more than China and eight more than the previous record set by the United States last November.

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