Arozepal Singh and Mairaj Ahmed
Khan fetched India`s lone gold medal on Thursday as they grabbed the
top honours in the team skeet event for men taking the host`s
medal tally to 37.
|Last Updated: Feb 25, 2010, 06:39 PM IST|Source: Bureau
New Delhi: Arozepal Singh and Mairaj Ahmed
Khan fetched India`s lone gold medal on Thursday as they grabbed the
top honours in the team skeet event for men taking the host`s
medal tally to 37, including 18 gold, at the end of day eight
in the Commonwealth Shooting Championships here.
Arozepal and Mairaj combined for a score 185 (93+92) to
clinch the gold ahead of England`s Rory Warlow and Craig
Lakey, who were just a point behind the Indians.
The bronze medal in this event went to Bangladesh`s Iqbal
Islam and Nooruddin Salin, who totalled 175 in the shotgun
event.
In the women`s competition, Arti Rao and Rashmee Rathore
missed the gold by just a point and settled for the silver
with a combined score of 83. The gold was clinched by
England`s Nicki Brocklesby and Pinky Le Grelle.
Welshwomen Elena Allen and Cerys Evan had to be content
with the bronze after shooting a score of 79.
However, there was disappointment for India in the 50m
Rifle Prone Team event for women as Tejaswini Sawant and Lajja
Gauswami finished fifth despite equalling the previous meet
record of 1171.
Scotland`s Jennifer McIntosh and Sheena Sharp shattered
the five-year-old meet record to grab the gold medal in this
event by scoring 1178. The silver in this event went to
England`s Michele Smith and Sharon Lee, who finished a point
behind the gold medallists.
Wales` Johanne Brekke, who was part of the team that set
the previous meet record in 2005, and Helen Warnes settled for
silver after shooting 1174.
India continues to lead the medal tally and besides the
18 gold medals, the home shooters have also clinched 13 silver
and six bronze medals. After adding the consolation badges
given to the third member of a team, the hosts` tally swells
to 57.
England is a distant second on the list with 27 medals
and badges, while Scotland is third on the list with eight
medals and badges.
PTI
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