Asian Games | 15-year old Shardul Vihan secures silver in double trap
One of the youngest shooters at the Asiad in Jakarta, Shardul Vihan, has managed to grab a silver medal in the double trap event as he recorded a score of 73 in the final. In the process, he became the third teenager after Saurabh Chaudhary and Lakshya Sheoran to win a shooting medal for India.
Indian shooters have been in fine form ever since the last year’s World Championships as they carried that form into the 2018 Gold Coast CWG as well. Ahead of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, there were a lot of expectations from the young bunch of shooters that were included in the Indian contingent set to leave for Indonesia.
And now, after Rahi Sarnobat beat all expectations to become India's first woman shooter with an Asian Games gold, 15-year old Shardul Vihan has now bagged the silver medal in the double trap event at Jakarta. Vihan shot a score of 73 in the final as he finished behind Korea's Hyunwoo Shin, who clinched gold with a total score of 74 at the JSC - Shooting Range. Shardul had earlier topped the qualification round with a score of 141. Qatar's Hamad Ali
In doing so, Vihan became the third Indian who won a medal in the double trap event at the Asian Games. Ronjan Sodhi won gold in 2010 while Olympic silver medalist and present Sports Ministry head - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won silver in 2010. Shardul also became the third teenager after Saurabh Chaudhary (gold in 10m air pistol) and Lakshay Sheoran (silver in
Vihan came from the small town of Meerut and started competing in junior competitions in 2015 and had previously finished sixth in the same event at the