At the Asian Games 2023, Sift Samra shines with a gold medal and a world record
In addition, she set a world record with a score of 417.2, easily beating Chinese silver medalist Zhang Qiongyue.Samra, together with her countrywomen Ashi Chouksey and Manini Kaushik, won silver in the women's 50m rifle 3 Positions team competition to get India's day off to an auspicious start. The Indian team's overall score of 1764 was only nine points behind China, the gold medalists.Samra, however, stole the show and had the audience in amazement with her solo performance. She qualified for the individual final with a fantastic score of 594, breaking the previous national record in the process. Surprisingly, the only shooter to match her score was China's Xia Siyu, who placed second in the qualification round.Samra competed at a high level and shown steely nerves in the individual event finals.India's Ashi Chouksey won bronze in the same competition, bringing the nation double happiness. The sole flaw in Chouksey's otherwise stellar performance was her final shot, which put her below the Chinese shooter. However, her bronze medal increased India's growing collection of medals at the currently taking place Samara has already confirmed her participation in the next Paris Olympics 2024, which raises hopes for the young shooter.