Shymkent, Aug. 28 -- Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh brought joy to the nation with a double gold medal in the ongoing Asian Shooting Championships in Kazakhstan on Thursday, securing the individual and team titles in the men's 25 m standard pistol competition.

The 37-year-old shooter shot a total of 572 points, with 18 inner tens, toppling Amanpreet Singh, who matched the score but lagged behind with 11 inner tens for a silver medal. China's Su Lianbofan claimed bronze with 570 (15x), completing an Indian-dominated podium, as per Olympics.com.

India's dominance was also prevalent in the team shooting competition, where the trio of Gurpreet, Amanpreet and Harsh Gupta scored 1,709 points combined for a gold medal. South Korea (1,704) fell ...