India won its first shooting gold and second overall at Asian Games 2026. The duo of Kamaljeet and Suruchi defeated Korea and Iran in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed event.
Kamaljeet and Suruchi gave a tough fight to the shooters from Korea and Iran in the final match. The Indian pair maintained their grip from the beginning and finally secured the top position.
This is India's first gold medal in the shooting event. This victory has filled the Indian camp with enthusiasm.
The Indian pair started with 103 points in the first series. In the second series, they scored 99.4 points.
After the third series, the total score reached 303.5 points. The score was 364.7 in the fourth series and 424.9 in the fifth series.
India ensured the gold medal with a total score of 484.6 in the final series.
The South Korean team finished second with 478 points and won the silver medal. Iran captured the bronze medal with 415 points.
Chu Gaya also participated from Korea, who had earlier won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol individual event.
In the same individual event, India's star shooter Manu Bhaker finished fifth and missed out on a medal.
Thanks to this gold medal, the Indian team has moved from 18th to 12th place in the medal tally.
India now has a total of 19 medals. This includes 2 Gold, 8 Silver, and 9 Bronze medals.
China remains in first place with 135 medals, including 85 gold. Japan is second with 21 gold and South Korea is third with 11 gold.
Kazakhstan is in fourth place with 8 gold and Uzbekistan is in fifth place with 6 gold.
India has performed brilliantly in various sports so far. In shooting, India has won 1 Gold, 5 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals so far.
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