India have so far bagged a whopping 20 medals -- 12 gold, five silver and three bronze -- in the competition so far.

There was no stopping the 36-year-old Samaresh as he claimed his fifth Gold of the competition and in the process rewrote yet another Games record in 10m Air Pistol event.

Samaresh shot 685.4 to erase English man Micheal Gault’s eight-year-old record of 679.9 from the books.

In fact Gault has been on the receiving end since the competition began. Yesterday he surrendered his 50m pistol and today he had to see his eight year old record going up in smoke.

Vivek Singh once again finished second to Samaresh and had to be content with a silver. He shot 677.6 while Ferdinand Friedhelm Sack of Namibia took the bronze with 677.2. Defending champion Micheal Gault came fifth with 674.2.

However, there was a bit of disappointment for the Indians as Manavjit Singh Sandhu, after a very promising start, missed the gold and had to be content with a bronze in Trap event.

The second bronze of the day for the Indians came in 50m Rifle Prone in which Sanjeev Rajput finished third.

The golden run of Samaresh Jung continued as the stocky shooter displayed super B determination and single minded devotion to win the 10m Air pistol title. It turned out to be a contest between two Indians as young Vivek gave his senior partner a good fight in the preliminary round but faded away in the finals.

Samaresh totalled 584, a new Games record, in the preliminary. He had a series of 97, 96, 99, 98, 97, 97 and 97, while Vivek aggregated 578 (95, 98, 97, 97, 96 and 95).

The two, along with six others, qualified for the finals from a field of 35 shooters. Fredinand Sack also ended with 578 while Australian Daniel Repacholi had a score of 579.

In the finals, Samaresh after two uneven rounds, soon steadied himself and there was no looking back for the Indian after that. He was simply outstanding in his marksmanship.

Vivek seemed to be a bit tentative in his concentration but managed to hold on to a very slender lead over Sack and that helped him to finish second.

Samaresh’s final series totalled a stunning 101.4 and proving him the uncrowned king on the ranges here.

His series of 9.9, 9.4, 10.0, 9.9, 10.2, 9.9, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.3 was simply unbeatable.

Vivek came up with a total of 99.6. His series read 10.0, 10.3, 10.3, 9.8, 9.9, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.8 and 7.6. Ferdinand had a final total of 99.2 ''If he (Samaresh) continues like this for a couple of days more, all of us here on this range (Melbourne International shooting club) will learn Indian National Anthem by heart,'' said an official after Jung went up to the podium to collect the gold.

''Jung’s dedication and concentration is a lesson for youngsters,'' said coach Sunny Thomas and added, ''I am confident he (Samaresh) will win his next two events (also).'' More UNI HSB PM AY SND1316