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Indian star shooter Heena Sidhu settled for a bronze medal in women's 10m air rifle final at 2018 Asian Games on Friday.
The 28-year-old Heena shot 219.3 in the final.
Heena shot a near-perfect 10.8 with just three shooters left in the field but after her 9.6 in the next attempt, she only managed a bronze medal at the Jakabaring Shooting Range.
On the other hand, 16-year-old Manu Bhaker, who shot brilliantly in the qualifications was eliminated at fifth place with a score of 176.2.
Heena made an incredible comeback after languishing at 13th and 17th places in the qualification stage. The India's sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore took to Twitter to congratulate Henna on her brilliant comeback.
Marvellous shooting by @HeenaSidhu10 !
Making a brilliant come back in the finals, she secures a ?medal in 10 m Air pistol event in #AsianGames2018! #KheloIndia #IndiaAtAsianGames @asiangames2018 pic.twitter.com/xglLvuBpBY
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 24, 2018
Also, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan won the elusive gold medal in the finals of tennis men's doubles today.
India's medal tally has climbed to 23 with six gold, four silver and 13 bronze medals.
In shooting, Indian contingent bagged a total of nine medals including two golds.