World No. 1 Manavjit Singh Sandhu led the way as India swept all the three medals at stake in the men's individual trap event at the Asian Clay shooting championships in Singapore on Monday.
Manavjit totalled 141 out of a maximum of 150 (120 in the five rounds and 21 in the final) to pip Mansher Singh (120+20) by one point and claim the gold medal.
Anwer Sultan (119+19) was two points behind and had to settle for the bronze medal.
The Indian trio also won the team gold, setting a new Asian clay record of 359 points out of a possible 375.
China was a distant second with 340, while Chinese Taipei claimed the bronze medal with 338 points.
Going into the day, Anwer was in the lead but Manavjit was in his element.
"I am thrilled to win the gold medal. I am confident if I can continue like this, people are going to take notice and I can get the right corporate support as well," Manavjit said.
"In terms of scores, it was not the best perhaps. What was important was to win the gold for myself after the team effort. Shooting has become high profile and we have again proved we are progressing well."
Mansher Singh, who missed the gold medal by a whisker, said, "I am happy with my own performance. I made a good recovery after trailing yesterday. I am on the right track for the Asian Games and we can do well in the team event as well."
The National Rifle Association of India is understandably upbeat about India's chances at the Doha Games in December.
"Our trap marksmen have done the nation proud. This performance is going to boost their confidence and we will be able to win medals at the Asian Games as well," NRAI secretary general Baljit Sethi said.
