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Man With The Golden Arm, Jaspal Rana Completes Hat-Trick of Gold Medals

Section Doha 2006
Posted on Sat Dec 09, 2006 at 02:47:21 AM EST

Jaspal Rana completes hat-trick of gold with a world record equalling score in favourite event

Jaspal Rana strode the Lusail Shooting Range like a colossus and did the country proud, once again, by equalling the world record in 25m centre fire pistol to earn two more gold medals and, in the process, become the only Indian marksman to script three triumphs in an edition of the Asian Games here today.

Rana shot 590 to equal the World record and was three point ahead of his close rival Liu Guohui of China who shot 587 while Thailand's Jakkrit took the bronze in 586.

In the team event Rana, Vijay Kumar and Samresh Jung also equalled World and Asian record as they aggregated 1748 for the gold, Korea 1738 won the silver and China took the bronze with 1735.

The 30-year old shooter is the only second Indian to have won gold in the Asian Games after Randhir Singh and the only one to have won the gold twice in the extravaganza. He now has four Asiad gold in his kitty, three from here and one from Hiroshima (1994).

Rana, who was on the verge of retiring from the sport and planning to migrate to Australia, gave a stunning display in the 25m centre fire pistol event to win the individual and team gold and spoil the Chinese party.

As is his wont, he rewrote record books for the second day running to end the Indian shooting team's campaign on a high note.

The Indian shooters claimed a haul of 14 medals (three gold, five silver and six bronze) - the country's best show so far in the games. Indian contingent had only two silvers to show in Busan.

Rana, thus enabled Indian tri-colour to go up twice, on the last day in the ranges with his phenomenal showing.

He shot 294 in precision and 296 in rapid. His precision series ran 98, 98, 98 while in rapid he shot 100, 98, 98.

Vijay Kumar who finished ninth in the field of 48 shooters shot 580, which included 286 (96, 95, 95) in precision and 294 (97, 98, 99) in rapid.

Samresh Jung was placed 12th - with 578. In precision, he had 287 (95, 95, 97) and 291 in rapid (96, 95, 100).

"I am thrilled, feeling as if on the top of the world," said an overjoyed Rana. "I gave my best and I am happy that I got the reward. It feels wonderful to be the only Indian to have won three gold in the Asian Games shooting and overall four gold.

Source- Tribune, DEC-09/2006

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