Meet Sift Kaur Samra: India's Record-Breaking Gold Medalist at Asian Games 2023
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Meet Sift Kaur Samra: India's Record-Breaking Gold Medalist at Asian Games 2023

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Sift Kaur Samra became the first individual gold medallist for India at the Asian Games 2023 claiming the top prize in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Position event after she, alongside, Ashi Chouksey and Manini Kaushik clinched silver in the team event. Kaur set a new world record en route to her individual gold shooting 469.6 points in the final, shattering the previous world record of 467.0 points which was set by Great Britain’s Seonaid McIntosh. She had earned India its sixth Paris Olympic quota place, finishing fifth in the women’s 50m rifle three positions event at the ISSF World Championship last month. She also the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl Gold medallist in 2022 and added two silver medals to her collection in the mixed team event.

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