India had a rich haul of medals at the Asian Shooting Championship in Kuwait, On Friday by winning three gold, one silver and three bronze medals. P T Raghunath gave India the first individual gold medal in Air Rifle men's event. He scored 598 in the qualifying round and won the gold with 103.1 in the final round. Raghunath's efforts were not enough to earn him a berth for the Beijing Olympics because his compatriots Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang have qualified for the 2008 Games in the Chinese capital. A country can earn a maximum of two quota places for Olympics. The Indian team consisting of Narang (594), Bindra (592) and Raghunath won the gold medal in Air Rifle's team event.
In 50M Rifle Prone junior women's event, the team consisting of Lajja Goswami (582), Annu Tomar (581) and Saini Devi (577) shot a total of 1740 points to win the gold medal. Lajja won the individual gold in this event with a score of 582.Kanya Babbar won the individual bronze medal in Air Rifle junior men's with a score of 684.3. The team consisting of Babbar (583), Bibaswan Gaunglee (576) and Minit Shah (577) won the team bronze. In Trap junior men's event, India won the silver medal.
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