Heena Sidhu opened India’s account in shooting on Day 6 of the Asian Games, winning a bronze in the 10m Air Pistol event.
Heena shot a near-perfect 10.8 with just three shooters left in the field but a 9.6 in the next attempt dashed her hopes of a better finish at the Jakabaring Shooting Range.
Having made an incredible comeback after languishing at 13th and 17th places in the qualification stage, Heena did not look content with the eventual third-place finish as she managed to reduce the gap to a mere 0.1 between her and the gold medal.
Heena shot 219.3 in the final.
A former world number 1 in this event, Heena qualified for the final in the seventh position but still managed to fight her way to the podium. This is her third Asian Games medal.
For more latest news and updates from the 2018 Asian Games, click here.
Competing in the same event was CWG gold medallist Manu Bhaker who was the fourth shooter to be eliminated from the final of the 10m Air Pistol final. She finished fifth in the final with a score of 176.2.
For second time in the ongoing Games, Bhaker shot brilliantly in the qualifications but cracked in the final.
The Haryana girl had topped the 25m pistol qualification with a Games record and was third qualified for the 10m air pistol final in the third position.
(With inputs from PTI)
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)