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Family rejoices as Shweta Chaudhary bags bronze medal in Asian Games

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ANI Faridabad

Celebrations abound for Shweta Chaudhary's friends and family after she bagged the bronze medal in women's 10-metre air pistol at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Shweta's win also brought India its first medal in the 17th edition of the Asian Games.

Ecstatic at Shweta's win, her father Ramesh Chaudhary said, "Winning an individual medal in Asian Games is a big achievement, we are very happy. In the coming days, a lot more medals are to come."

Beaming about her daughter's achievement, Shweta's mom said that she had done a lot of hard work.

Zhang Mengyuan of China won the gold, while Jung Jeehae from South Korea bagged the silver medal in the 10-metre air pistol event.

 

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First Published: Sep 20 2014 | 11:01 AM IST

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