All of 15, but India’s Shardul Vihan has achieved a commendable feat at the ongoing 18th Asian Games or Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia. The young lad finished second in Men’s Double Trap shooting event to clinch a silver medal. He had earlier topped the qualification stage to make to the gold medal match, however, in the finals it was Hyunwoo Shin of South Korea who bagged the gold medal. Al Mari Hammad Ali of Qatar took the bronze medal. Nevertheless, the applaud-worthy efforts from Shardul takes India’s medal tally in Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games to 17 which includes 4 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze. Asian Games Medal Tally 2018 Updated: Shardul Vihan Wins Silver, Takes India's Medal Tally to 17 in Current Table and Country-Wise Medal Standings.

It has been a great run for the shooter from Meerut as he took on the more experienced shooters from Asia at the prestigious multi-sports event. In the qualification stage, Shardul left everyone surprised with his focus as he topped the list of final six shooters competing for top-podium finish. In the finals, Vihan was neck to neck with Shin for the gold medal but in the end lost it by one point. Shardul earned 73 points compared to Shin’s 74 points. Catch Asian Games 2018 Live News Updates Day 5.

On Tuesday, 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary had bagged the gold medal in the Men's 10 metre Air Pistol final in the 2018 Asian Games. He clinched the gold after producing an Asian Games record score of 240.7. It was India's third gold medal at the ongoing Games, before shooter Rahi Sanorbat added another medal in  women's 25m air pistol on Wednesday.

Earlier, on day 5 of Asian Games, India has managed a single bronze medal, which was assured by tennis player Ankita Raina in women’s singles match. The 25-year-old failed to advance to the finals losing her semi-finals match Zhang Shuai of China in straight sets 6-4, 7-6, thus ending her singles campaign.

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