Akhil Sheoran won the gold, beating compatriot Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar by 1.2 points in the men’s rifle 3-position event in the Asian shooting championship in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday.
Akhil and Swapnil Kusale had already won the Olympic quota in the event, and thus the focus was on good performance and enhancing the country’s medal haul. Swapnil also made the final and placed sixth eventually.
The Olympic quota places were bagged by bronze medallist Thongphaphum Vongsukdee of Thailand and Konstantin Malinovskiy of Kazakhstan who were placed fifth behind qualification topper Yu Hao (589) of China.
