The World No.146 had a topsy turvy ride in the finals as she led the standings after 3 shots but soon slipped to sixth and then improved to third. Asian Games 2014: Shweta Chaudhry wins bronze in women's 10m air pistol Photo Credit: Agencies. There was a shoot off between Chaudhry and China's Zhou for the bronze before the Indian came up trumps with a 10.7 hit.China though stood first on the podium with Zhang Mengyuan bagging gold and Korea's Jung Jeehae getting the silver. Meanwhile Chinese women also won gold in the 10m Air Pistol Team event. On expected line, China lead the the medals tally with 3 gold medals while India stand fifth with a bronze to their credit.
Shooter Shweta Chaudhry gave India their first medal on the opening day action of the 17th Asian Games after the Faridabad girl clinched bronze in the Women 10m Air Pistol Finals, here on Saturday. Shweta looked focused from the start as she sailed through even after her much fancied teammates Heena Sidhu and Malaika Goel failed to make the finals cut.
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