Asian Games: Ronjan Singh Sodhi wins gold, bronze for double trap team

Shooter Ronjan Singh Sodhi won first shooting gold medal for India with his triumph in the double trap individual event and helped the Indian team bag the bronze medal at the Asian Games here on Sunday.

The gold from Sodhi was India’s third in the Asian Games. Sodhi, a double world record holder, was the only Indian to qualify for the final.

Sodhi shot 47 in the final for a total of 186. Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum of UAE won the silver with a total of 182 points (138+44) and the bronze went to Hamad Ali Al Marri (136+45) of Qatar in a shoot-off after three shooters were tied for a third place.

The Indian trio of Sodhi (139), junior World Champion Asher Noria (134) and Vikran Bhatnagar (130) shot a total of 403 to win the team bronze.

The team gold went to Chinese trio of Pan Qiang (143), Mo Junjie (136) and Hu Binyuan (135) with a total score of 414. IOC Kuwait settled for the silver medal with the trio of Fehaid Aldeehani (137), Hamad Alafasi (136) and Meshfi Almutairi (134) shooting a total of 407.