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Typhoon Dujuan Threatens Aichi-Nagoya Games As India Wins Silver
A strong typhoon is moving toward parts of Japan.
Weather officials warned about heavy rain, powerful winds and landslides.
Some highways were closed because of the storm.
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games venue had not yet seen bad weather, but organizers were being careful.
They moved an equestrian event to Tuesday.
At the same Games, India won a silver medal in men’s team air rifle shooting.
China won gold and South Korea won bronze.
Two Indian shooters also reached the individual final.
India has won three medals so far, all silver medals in shooting.
Typhoon Dujuan was moving toward Japan’s Pacific Coast with warnings of heavy rain, strong winds and landslides.
The typhoon disrupted transportation and could affect eastern and northeastern Japan through Tuesday.
Organizers postponed the Asian Games equestrian eventing competition until Tuesday as a precaution.
India won silver in the men’s 10-meter air rifle team event with 1,890.1 points.
China won gold, South Korea took bronze, and India’s shooting medals have all been silvers.
- Who
- Typhoon Dujuan, Japan’s weather agency, Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organizers, and India’s shooting team.
- What
- A typhoon threatened to affect the Games area, while India won silver in the men’s 10-meter air rifle team event.
- Where
- Eastern Japan, including areas near Chiba, Kanto-Koshin and Tokai; the Games are being held in Aichi-Nagoya.
- When
- Monday, with heavy rain potentially continuing through Tuesday.
- Why
- Organizers postponed an equestrian event as a precaution because of the expected weather impact.
Key facts
- Storm
- Typhoon Dujuan, described as the year’s 25th typhoon, was moving northeast at 20 kilometers per hour.
- Weather risks
- Japan’s weather agency warned of heavy rain, strong winds, landslides and possible linear rainbands.
- Transportation
- Parts of highways were closed during a five-day holiday period.
- Postponed event
- The equestrian eventing competition was moved to Tuesday.
- India’s result
- India won silver in the men’s 10-meter air rifle team event with 1,890.1 points.
- Medal standings
- China won gold with 1,899.0 points, while South Korea won bronze with 1,841.4.
- Indian finalists
- Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon reached the individual final.
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