Asian Games bronze-winning shooter Ashi Chouksey of Madhya Pradesh broke the women's 50m rifle 3 positions national record on her way to the gold medal at the 38th National Games on Sunday. (More Sports News)
The 22-year-old Chouksey, who won a silver in 50m rifle 3 positions and a silver in 10m air rifle team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, scored an exceptꦉional 598, breaking the previous record of 594 set by Sift Kaur Samra🃏 in 2023.
"I worked very hard for this, and I believe the credit goes to everyone w💖ho has supported me including my coach, sponsors, family, and friends," Chouksey said after her win.
"Each one of them has played a role in my victory today. This is a moment of pride for me, especially because there was no🥃 one from my sport before, and here I am, achieving this milestone.ꦬ"
Chouksey's precision and cons♍istency across kneeling, prone and standing positions was impressive and her record-breaking feat reinf𓂃orces her status as one of the country's top rifle shooters.
