New Delhi, After winning a Gold, India gets a third big reason to smile. Shooter Deepak Kumar has won India’s third medal at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games after he clinched silver in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle category here on Monday.
While compatriot Ravi Kumar finished fourth scoring 205.2, Deepak finished second with a score of 247.7. It was also the 30-year-old’s first medal at the Asiad.
It was China’s Haoran Yang who bagged gold with a record score of 249.1m.
Prior to this, Deepak had earned the fifth spot in the qualification round while Ravi was placed fourth.
45 nations of Olympic Council of Asia, including India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Nepal, and Japan, are participating in the event that is being hosted by Indonesia. The Asian Games is organised by the Olympic Council of Asia and held at an interval of four years.
This year’s game will also include non-physical events like esports, or competitive video games.
