Indias shooting trio of Manavjit Singh Sandhu,Mansher Singh and Zoravar Singh Sandhu managed to edge out hosts China by one point for the team bronze medal in the two-day Asian Games mens trap event that concluded here on Friday. The Indian trap members logged 341 points,with Asian record holder Manavjit leading the way,which enabled them to finish one point ahead of China (340). The gold medal went to Kuwait (352) who edged out Lebanon (351). But the Indians,including Asian record holder Manavjit,who stormed his way back from eighth to third position and qualified for the final only to finish fifth with an aggregate of 136,including 119 in the qualifying round,failed to win an individual medal Manavjits qualification sequence was 23,24,23,24 and 25 and he shot 17 in the final. Mansher secured 113 points (22,23,22,24,22) to finish a poor 17th from 37 starters while Zoravar finished a distant 28th with qualifying score of 109. He commenced with a very modest 19 before improving to log 22,23 and 24 before going off the boil again with his last shot which was a 21. The first bronze from the shot gun events took Indias meager tally from shooting to six,made up of three silver and as many bronze medals. The shot gun events would continue on November 21 with the mens and womens team and individual double trap scheduled,after Saturdays rest day.
