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Last-Minute Gamble Pays Off: Kamaljeet & Suruchi Seal India's First Shooting Gold at Asian Games 2026
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Firstpost•25-09-2026, 15:37
Last-Minute Gamble Pays Off: Kamaljeet & Suruchi Seal India's First Shooting Gold at Asian Games 2026
- •India secured its first shooting gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games with Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet in the mixed 10m air pistol event.
- •The duo set a new Asian Games record with a score of 484.6 points, maintaining a 6.6-point winning margin over South Korea.
- •Kamaljeet was initially paired with Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve, but a tactical switch by the National Rifle Association of India led to his pairing with Suruchi.
- •The decision to pair Suruchi with Kamaljeet came after Kamaljeet's strong performance in the men's qualification round, where he was the nation's best performer.
- •This bold change in partnership proved to be a masterstroke, leading to India's gold medal victory despite earlier disappointments in individual events.
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Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet won India's first shooting gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. They secured the victory by teaming up in the mixed 10m air pistol event and setting a new Asian Games record score of 484.6 points.
Initially, Kamaljeet was paired with Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve, but Kedarling struggled and finished 35th in the qualification round while Kamaljeet finished ninth. Following this, the National Rifle Association of India made a late tactical switch on Thursday to pair Kamaljeet with Suruchi Singh instead.
Kamaljeet and Suruchi maintained an impressive 6.6-point winning margin over second-placed Suhyeon Hong and Gaeun Choo of South Korea, who scored 478.0 points in the final.
