Asian Games 2023: Aishwary Tomar clinches bronze in 10m Air Rifle, India win 2 bronze in rowing

Day 2 of Asian Games 2023 saw a medal shower for India. After winning a record-breaking gold medal in Men's 10m Air Rifle Team event, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched bronze in the individual event as well.

Ironically, he beat compatriot Rudrankksh in a shoot-off after both made it to the top 4.

Indian rowers were also impressive on Monday. The day began with the quartet of Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish Goliyan securing a bronze in men's fours event.

Then the men's quadruple sculls team of Satnam Singh, Parminder Singh, Jakar Khan and Sukhmeet Singh finished third on the podium with a timing of 6:08.61 seconds, behind Uzbekistan (6:04.64) and gold medallists China.

Indian rower Balraj Panwar however missed out on a maiden Asian Games podium, finishing fourth in the men's single sculls.

The 24-year-old from Karnal, who was among the top-three at the 1500-mark, faltered in the final 500m to slip to fourth place with a timing of 7:08.79s.

He finished less than nine seconds behind Hong Kong's Hin Chun Chiu who took the bronze medal (7:00.55).

China's Liang Zang secured the gold with 6:57.06, while Japan's Ryuta Arakawa (6:59.79) and Hong Kong's Hin Chun Chiu finished with silver and bronze respectively.

With this Indian rowers have two silver and five bronze medals.

India had bagged two silver and a bronze medal on Sunday.