South Asian Games 2019: Mehuli Ghosh Shoots 10m Air Rifle Gold as India Sweep All Shooting Medals

The 19-year-old Mehuli clinched the gold with a score of 253.3 in the final, which is 0.4 more than the current world record of 252.9 which is in the name of another Indian, Apurvu Chandela.

Indian shooters produced a commanding performance on day 3 of the ongoing 13th South Asian Games as they swept all the medals on offer in the women’s 10m air rifle event on Tuesday. Teenage shooter Mehuli Ghosh bagged the Gold with a record-breaking show. Mehuli’s effort will, however, not be considered as a world record, as the South Asian Games’ results are not recognised by the international body (ISSF) for the purpose of records.

India also won the team gold in the 10m air rifle event.

The 19-year-old Mehuli clinched the gold with a score of 253.3 in the final, which is 0.4 more than the current world record of 252.9 which is in the name of another Indian, Apurvu Chandela.

Shriyanka Sadangi took the silver with a score of 250.8, while Shreya Agrawal (227.2) clinched the bronze in a 1-2-3 podium finish by the Indians at the Satdobato Shooting Range.

Individual Gold 🥇 for @GhoshMehuli with a staggering Final score of 253.3 (SAG) record and also 0.4 higher the current Senior World Record! @OfficialNRAI @IndiaSports @OGQ_India @Mallcom_India @ASOS_Aditya @JKSAindia @Media_SAI @TheBridge_IN @Lshukla6 @MamataOfficial #SAGGames pic.twitter.com/a4GSq8jWTj

— Joydeep Karmakar OLY (@Joydeep709) December 3, 2019

“As far as I understand, SAG results will not be recognised for record purposes. Only the results of World Cups, World Championships and quota events are considered for record purposes by the ISSF. Moreover, there will have to be an ISSF referee in an event if the results are to be considered for records,” a top NRAI official told PTI.

Mehuli had won a 10m air rifle silver in the 2018 ISSF World Championships. She had also won silver medals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics.

In other events of ongoing SAG 2019, Indian athletes stamped their authority in the track and field discipline as they pocketed 10 medals that including three gold medals.