September 20, 2014 12:20 PM

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Shooter Jitu Rai clinches India's first Gold and second medal of Incheon Asian Games<br/>

Shooter Jitu Rai has given India it&apos;s first Gold of the Incheon Asian Games. In the Men&apos;s 50-metre Pistol event finals this morning, the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Gold medalist shot a total of 186.2 points to beat Vietnam&apos;s Phuong Nguyen and clinch the coveted yellow metal. Other Indians in the event, Omkar Singh and Om Prakash had failed to clear the qualification round.In the team event of the same category, the trio of Jitu Rai, Om Prakash, Omkar Singh finished fourth. China took the Gold creating a Games record.Shooter Shweta Chaudhary had, earlier, opened India&apos;s account by winning a Bronze in the 10-metre Air Pistol event. She scored 176.4 to finish third. Heena Sidhu and Malaika Goel could not qualify for the finals. China claimed the Gold in the event, with Korea winning the Silver.In the Team event, the Indian trio of Shweta, Heena and Malaika finished fifth.In Badminton, the Indian Women&apos;s team sailed into the quarterfinals. Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and the pair of Siki Reddy and Pradnya Gadre won three of the 5 matches against Macau to give India an unassailable 3-0 lead, and a place in the last-8 stage.The Men&apos;s team is currently playing Korea in the Round-of-16. Korea is leading, 2-0. Srikanth K. and the pair of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy have lost their respective matches. P. Kashyap is now playing the decider game for India.In Tennis, the Indian Women&apos;s team advanced to the second round beating Oman, 3-0.In Squash, Dipika Pallikal, Joshana Chinappa and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu are among the Indians who will be seen in action in the Singles pre-quarterfinals.In Weightlifting, the Men&apos;s 56kg competition has begun. Glasgow Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Sukhen Dey is featuring in this category. Sanjita K. and Mirabai Chanu will figure in the Women&apos;s 48kg section later in the day.Judo events have also started. Sushila Devi and Kalpana Devi stormed into the quarterfinals of their respective categories, while Navjot Chana advanced into the Men&apos;s 60kg pre-quarterfinals.In Rowing, Dushyant finished second in the heats of the Lightweight single scull event.Basketball, Cycling, Wushu (a sport derived from Chinese martial arts), Equestrian that means Riding, Rowing and Volleyball are the events, which are witnessing the Indian participation today.China is currently at the top of the medals tally with 3 Gold and 2 Bronze, while Korea is second with 1 Gold and 2 Silver. With a Gold and a Bronze, India is third.

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