Teen Esha Leads India's Gold Rush

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FRIday, NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Teen Esha Sheikh Joaan meets ISSF President leads India’s gold rush

HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee met with Vladimir Lisin, President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), along with QOC Secretary-General Jassim bin Rashid al Buenain, at his office on Thursday.

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India’s Esha Singh (2nd right), Priya Raghav (right), and Korea’s Hyo Jeong with an official during the Morozov, Campbell scoop medals presentation ceremony of 14th Asian Shooting Championship at the ‘Final Hall’ at Losail Shooting Complex on Thursday. China claim two golds, two silver, and three bronze golds on opening day Vinay Nayudu It is always nice to win a gold was China’s Zhang Jingjing Doha in an international event. This with 292 points. Hosszu, Le Clos gold is a special one too,’’ said The final of the event is on clinch thrilling wins, India’s junior shooters the petite Esha. Friday at noon. showed their class at the Losail “Jeon gave me a good com- In the women’s 50m Rifle Rapsys completes Shooting Complex on Thursday petition in the middle. But I 3 Positions (Junior) event, In- claiming three golds out of the stayed focused and luckily I dia’ Bhakti Khamkar won the clean sweep in five finals on the fourth day of could hit my targets before I gold, but the team had to be 400m freestyle competition at the 14th Asian ended with a good score. It’s content with the silver. Shooting Championship. always a nice feeling when you Khamkar shot at total of Tribune News Network Standing tall among all end at the top of the podium,’’ 453.1 points, ahead of China’s Doha was teenager Esha Singh ex- she added. Jianuan Yu (448.7), and Yout- celling over Korean and Chi- India have won 23 medals ing Ma (439.6). Overall leaders Vladimir nese shooters in the 10m Air so far, including five gold, with The men’s 50m Rifle Morozov (RUS) and Cate Pistol (Junior) event with the juniors accounting for 18, 3 Positions (Junior) event Campbell (AUS) clinched gold 242.2 points. apart from the Olympic quo- was won by China’s Hao Yu medals on the first day of FINA Korean shooter Hyo ta in men’s air rifle through (459.5), while India’s Niraj Swimming World Cup Doha Jeong bagged the silver with Deepak Kumar. Kumar took the silver at 455.7, 2019 at the Hamad Aquatic 237.3 points, while India’s Meanwhile, India’s Chin- and China’s Lihao Sheng the Centre on Thursday. Priya Raghav clinched bronze ki Yadav kept herself in the bronze (442.5). Katinka Hosszu (HUN) and scoring 217.6. race for the Olympic quota in Swelling India’s med- South African star Chad Le Clos Esha also clinched the women’s 25-metre sports pis- als tally further were juniors also thrilled their fans at the team gold for India. tol event with a score of 292, Vivaan Kapoor and Bhow- Hamad Aquatic Centre by win- Just 14, Esha, daughter of being placed fifth. meesh Mendiratta, who took ning gold medals, while Danas a former car rally driver Sachin South Korea’s Kim Jang- the men’s Trap gold and sil- Rapsys (LTU) also grabbed the Singh, has been an emering mi, London 2012 Olympic ver with 45 and 42 successful spotlight by completing a clean Sheikh Saud bin Ali al Thani, First Vice-President of Qatar Olympic Committee, inaugurates the FINA Swim- name in India’s shooting fra- gold medallist in the event, shots respectively. China’s Si- sweep of gold medals in men’s ming World Cup Doha 2019 in the presence of Jassim al Buainain, Secretary-General, QOC and several ternity. She had also displayed topped the event’s qualifica- wei Li, who got 33, had to set- 400 freestyle with his seventh dignitaries and ambassadors at the Hamad Aquatic Centre on Thursday. great form and won silver in the tion standings with a total of tle for the bronze. successive win. same event at the ISSF Junior 294 points. The women’s Trap (Jun- Morozov, who came to (U-21) World Cup in Suhl, Ger- That was matched by Iran’s ior) event saw China’s Ting the seventh and final meet many, in July this year. Haniyeh Rostamiyan, who had Zhang (41), and Haiyan Yang with a huge 87-point lead, “The competition was to settle for second place. (38) finish one-two. Lebanon’s further strengthened his po- good, but I was in good form. Completing the top three S Korban (29) was third, ahead sition for over title after win- of India’s Manisha Keer (23). ning the thrilling men’s 50m China claimed two golds, freestyle final, clocking 21.83 two silver and three bronze – just fractions of a second from today’s five junior events. ahead of Kosuke Matsui (JPN) 22.02 and Maxim Lobanovskij Results & Fixtures (HUN) 22.04. “It feels very good. This Women race is getting closer and clos- 1. 10m Air Pistol (Jr): 1. Esha Singh (IND) 242.2; 2. er each day. I am happy to be Hyo Jeong (KOR) 237.3; 3. Priya Raghav (IND) 217.6 50m Rifle 3 Positions (Jr): 1. Bhakti Khamkar a winner in this tight race. I 453.1; 2. Jianuan Yu (CHN) 448.7; 3. Yuting Ma am been racing a lot since last (CHN) 439.6 three months and I feel a bit Trap (Jr): 1. Ting Zhang (CHN) 41; 2. Haiyan Yang tired,” said Morozov. (CHN) 38; 3. S Korban (LBN) 29 Men Campbell, meanwhile, was 50m Rifle 3 Positions (Jr): 1. Hao Yu (CHN) 459.5; fastest (24.11) in the 50m free- 2. Niraj Kumar (IND) 455.7; 3. Lihao Sheng (CHN) style final as she edged Michelle 442.5 Trap (jr): 1. Vivaan Kapoor (IND) 45; 2. Bhowmeesh Coleman (SWE) 24.50, who Mendiratta (IND) 42; 3. Siwei Li (CH) 33. won silver in an exciting finish. Russia’s Vladimir Moroz after winning the men’s 50m freestyle final at HAC on Thursday. “I am happy to win the Friday Schedule race. Michelle (Coleman) garian fans especially for their Only Finals 12 noon: 25m Pistol Women pushed me hard. It’s been an support,” said Hosszu. 1.30pm: Trap Mixed Team amazing competition with her. Multi-Olympic medal- India juniors Vivaan Kapoor (left) and Bhowmeesh Mendiratta, who 2.30pm: 10m Air Rifle Men Youth We both get the best out of ist, Le Clos took win in 100m won the men’s Trap gold and silver, at the Losail Shooting Complex 3.45pm: 10m Air Pistol Men Youth each other,” said the Austral- butterfly with Jakub Majerski on Thursday. ian star. (POL) and Michael Andrew Campbell, who was lead- (USA) getting the next two po- ing Hosszu by 24 points in the sitions respectively. overall rankings after Kazan In the men’s 400 freestyle, Swimming World Cup Doha 2019 Results meet, is still facing a tough Rapsys was clinical as he took competition from the Hungar- victory in 3:47.87 with Mykhai- ALL FINALS (AUS) 1:58.42; Keita Sunama (JPN) 1:58.83; 2:29.98; Weronika Hallmann (POL) 2:31.17 ian, who won the 200m but- lo Romanchuk (UKR) 3:48.61 Women’s 400m Freestyle: Marlene Kahler (AUT) Mikita Tsmyh (BLR) 2:00.92 Men’s 100m Breaststroke: Yasuhiro Koseki terfly title on Thursday. and Jan Micka (CZE) (3:50.20) 4:10.51; Mikkayla Sheridan (AUS) 4:11.63; Women’s 200m Butterfly: Katinka Hosszu (HUN) (JPN) 59.11; Arno Kamminga (NED) 59.25; Hosszu clocked 2:08.60 taking silver and bronze. Katja Fain (SLO) 4:12.38 2:08.60; Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) 2:08.95; Anton Chupkov (RUS) 59.83 Men’s 400m Freestyle: Danas Rapsys (LTU) for her 302nd World Cup vic- “My strategy was to be Meg Bailey (AUS) 2:09.86 Women’s 50m Freestyle: Cate Campbell (AUS) tory, beating team-mate Zsu- slow in first 200m and the 3:47.87; Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR) 3:48.61; Men’s 100m Butterfly: Chad Le Clos (RSA) 24.11; Michelle Coleman (SWE) 24.50; Bronte Jan Micka (CZE) 3:50.20 51.70; Jakub Majerski (POL) 52.11; Michael Campbell (AUS) 24.74 zsanna Jakabos (2:08.95). rest of race became easy. The Women’s 50m Backstroke: Kira Toussaint (NED) Andrew (USA) 52.38 Men’s 50m Freestyle: Vladimir Morozov (RUS) “We Hungarians are plan was to start slow and get 27.80; Kaylee Mckeown (AUS) 27.92; Emily Women’s 200m Breaststroke: Eszter Bekesi strong and do a lot of hard faster. I am happy to win all Seebohm (AUS) 28.08 21.83; Kosuke Matsui (JPN) 22.02; Maxim Men’s 200m Backstroke: Bradley Woodward (HUN) 2:28.24; Vitalina Simonova (RUS) Lobanovskij (HUN) 22.04. training. I would like to thanks the seven titles in this race…. my supporters and the Hun- Fans at Hamad Aquatic Centre on Thursday. thank you fans,” said Rapsys.