Glasgow: Indian shooters continued their medal-winning spree in the 2014 Commonwealth Games with Shreyasi Singh and Mohammad Asab winning a double trap women’s silver and a men’s bronze, respectively, at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre here on Sunday.
Their success ensured India’s medal count from shooting moved to nine — three gold, five silver and a bronze.
Shreyasi grabbed the first medal of the day by winning the silver medal in the women’s double trap event. The Delhi girl shot 92 in the final round to win the silver.
The gold went to England’s Charlotte Kerwood with a total of 94 points, while her compatriot Rachel Parish got the bronze with 91 points. Another Indian in the fray, Varsha Varman, finished fifth with 88 points.
Shortly after, Asab grabbed the first shooting bronze from the 2014 edition after he defeated 17-year-old Nathan Xuereb of Malta in the men’s bronze medal match. Asab had topped the qualifying round with 135 points.
The 26-year-old Asab shot 26, while Xuereb managed 24.
Another Indian, Ankur Mittal, missed out on a medal by finishing fifth in the semi-final.
Abhinav Bindra, Rahi Sarnobat and Apurvi Chandila have won the gold medals. The silver medal winners, besides Shreyasi, are Malaika Goel, Prakash Nanjappa, Ayonika Paul and Anisa Sayyed.
