Asian Games 2023 shooting: Sarabjot Singh-Divya TS win silver medal in 10m air pistol mixed team event

Indian shooters Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS won the silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team shooting event at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China on Saturday.

The Indian pair lost to China’s Bowen Zhang and Ranxin Jiang 16-14 in the gold medal match. Sarabjot Singh-Divya TS led the gold medal playoff 7-3 at one stage but Zhang Bowen, the reigning world champion in the men’s individual event and Ranxin Jiang, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics mixed team gold medallist, mounted a strong comeback. 

The Chinese pair first levelled the score at 7-7 and took it from there to win the final by two points. The first to reach 16 points in mixed team finals wins the medal. 

This was India’s 19th medal in shooting at the Asian Games 2023. It is India’s best showing in shooting at the continental showpiece with six gold, eight silver and five bronze medals. 

In the qualification round, Sarabjot Singh shot 291/300 of his 30 shots while Divya TS managed 286/300. They topped the 19-team event with a combined score of 577. 

Bowen Zhang and Ranxin Jiang progressed to the final courtesy of finishing second with a score of 576. The top two teams marched into the final while teams finishing from third to sixth made it to the two bronze medal matches. 

Iran beat Pakistan 16-14  for the bronze medal while the Republic of Korea beat Japan 16-8 for the other bronze.

Earlier at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Sarabjot Singh won the gold medal with the men’s 10m air pistol team. Divya TS was a member of India’s silver medal-winning women’s 10m air pistol team.

Indian shooters will also compete in men’s and women’s trap events on the final day of the shooting events on Sunday.