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Anish Finishes Seventh, India Secures 15 Shooting Medals at Asian Games
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News18•01-10-2026, 12:45
Anish Finishes Seventh, India Secures 15 Shooting Medals at Asian Games
- •Anish Bhanwala finished seventh in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol final at the Asian Games.
- •India concluded its shooting campaign with 15 medals, including three gold, eight silver, and four bronze.
- •Anish qualified for the final due to a technical rule, despite finishing ninth in qualifications, as South Korea's third shooter was ineligible.
- •The 15 shooting medals are second only to athletics for India at the current games.
- •This year's shooting medal haul is less than the 22 medals won at the 2023 Asian Games, which was India's highest-ever.
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India concluded its shooting campaign at the 2026 Asian Games with a total of 15 medals, which include three gold, eight silver, and four bronze medals.
Anish qualified for the final due to the ISSF and Asian Games 'two shooters per country policy' after finishing ninth in the qualification round, as South Korea's third-ranked shooter Song Jong Ho had to step aside under the quota rule.
India won a total of 22 medals in shooting at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, which marked the country's highest-ever single-edition haul in the sport.
