Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 25 -- National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) President Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo on Friday hailed India's shooting contingent after Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet clinched gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games, saying the sport has a "very bright future" in the country.

The duo scored 484.6 points to defeat South Korea (478.0) and Iran (415.8), while also breaking the Asian record of 481.3 set by Uzbekistan earlier this year.

India's medal tally now stands at 19 - two golds, eight silvers and nine bronze medals. Suruchi and Kamaljeet led from the opening series and maintained their advantage despite a late challenge from South Korea, eventually winning by 6.6 points. Their final score...