75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 22 - Jaspal Rana shooting gold medals at 2006 Asian Games
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75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 22 - Jaspal Rana shooting gold medals at 2006 Asian Games

The Hindu  

India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. Jaspal Rana's three gold medals at 2006 Doha Asian Games Shooter Jaspal Rana won three gold medals and a silver at the 15th Asian Games in Doha on December 7-8, 2006. It was his fourth Asian Games, and the 30-year-old shooter had taken his tally of medals to four golds and two silvers at the quadrennial event. As the other accomplished Indian shooters failed to strike gold, it was left to Jaspal to claim the top honours. However, when he was on the verge of setting a world record in centre-fire pistol on December 8, a sudden gush of emotion overcame him and Jaspal managed only 9s on his last two shots.

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