Young markswoman Shreyasi Singh notched up a silver medal while Mohammed Asab clinched a bronze as Indian shooters continued their medal-winning feats to add two more to India's collection on the fourth day of competitions in the 20th Commonwealth Games here today.
The 22-year-old Shreyasi gave ample display of her potential by winning the silver in the women's double trap event as the shooters accounted for nine medals in India's overall tally of 19 so far.
Mohammed Asab was the other shooter who provided some cheer for the strong Indian contingent by claiming the bronze medal in the men's double trap event at the Barry Buddon Centre at Dundee.
With the addition of two more medals, India's overall medals tally climbed to 19 with five gold, eight silver and six bronze and continued to maintain their fifth position on the medals table.
Powerhouse Australia continued to top the chart with a tally of 19-14-21 followed by England (18-14-15), Scotland (11-6-8) and Canada (7-3-6).
Shreyasi shot down a total target of 92 to bag the silver, two shots behind gold winner Charlotte Kerwood of England. Another Englishwoman Rachel Parish won the bronze with 91 points, after a shoot-off with Cynthia Meyer of Canada.
A not-so-impressive first round of 22 points saw Shreyasi trailing at the third spot after the third and penultimate round but the Delhi shooter recovered some lost ground in the final round. To win the silver at the Barry Buddon Centre at Dundee near here.
With Kerwood, in whose name the Commonwealth Games record of 106 points (at 2006 Melbourne) stands, struggling in the final round, Shreyasi was in with a chance to go for a shoot-off for the gold but missed the double target twice to settle for the white metal. Shreyasi had rounds of 22, 24, 23, 23.
