New Delhi, October 12: The shooting range provided India with a record 31st gold in the Commonwealth Games when Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh triumphed in the women’s 10m air pistol pairs
The shooting range provided India with a record 31st gold in the Commonwealth Games when Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh triumphed in the women’s 10m air pistol pairs event even as a second dope scandal in as many days came to light to take grab the spotlight.
Two silver medals also came India’s way from the Dr Karni Singh range while a second Nigerian track athlete, men’s high hurdler Samuel Okon, tested positive for the same banned stimulant Methylhexaneamine which was detected in his compatriot and women’s 100m winner Osayemi Oludamola.
Samresh Jung, five-gold hero of the 2006 Games, and Chandrashekhar Kumar Choudhary stood second in the 25m Standard Pistol pairs event for men and world champion Tejaswani Sawant grabbed the second spot in the 50m Rifle Prone individual event for women.
—Agencies