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Suruchi and Kamaljeet Clinch India's First Shooting Gold at Asian Games After Initial Setbacks
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News18•25-09-2026, 18:15
Suruchi and Kamaljeet Clinch India's First Shooting Gold at Asian Games After Initial Setbacks
- •Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet secured India's first shooting gold at the Asian Games in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, setting a Games and Asian record of 484.6.
- •Both athletes faced significant disappointment earlier in the Games; Suruchi missed individual and team medals due to a poor qualification score, and Kamaljeet narrowly missed the men's 10m air pistol final.
- •Coach Samresh Jung played a crucial role in motivating them, with Suruchi deciding to "erase" her previous performance and Kamaljeet receiving a last-minute call-up for the mixed team event.
- •Despite minimal preparation time for their new partnership, their shared Haryanvi background (Suruchi from Jhajjar, Kamaljeet from Rewari) fostered immediate familiarity.
- •The gold medal was particularly significant for Kamaljeet, who aimed to secure a medal in his maiden Asian Games to alleviate future pressure, having only started shooting in 2019 and joining the Army recently.
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Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet won India's first shooting gold medal at the Asian Games by securing the top spot in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
The Indian duo shot a Games and Asian record score of 484.6 in the final to comfortably beat South Korea for the gold medal.
After missing out on individual and team medals in earlier qualification rounds, coach Samresh Jung brought Kamaljeet in to partner with Suruchi following a change in the mixed team lineup.
