Mairaj-Rashmmi pair bags gold at Asian Shotgun Championship

India bagged a gold medal in the skeet mixed team event in the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun in Astana yesterday. The Indian duo of Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Rashmmi Rathore eked out a narrow 28-27 win over the Chinese pair of Liu Jiangchi and Gao Jianmei. The host combination of Vladislav Mukhamediyev and Olga Panarina settled for the bronze.

India finished the championship with a total of eight medals. Ankur Mittal had earlier won a gold in the men's double trap and had



also helped India bag the team gold in the event. Kynan Chenai won a bronze in the men's trap and also partnered Shreyasi Singh to claim the trap mixed team bronze. 

Maheshwari Chauhan clinched a bronze in the women's skeet, along with a team silver in the event before the men's skeet team picked up another bronze. The results will serve as good encouragement for the upcoming Shotgun World Championships in Moscow, beginning August 30.