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India's Women Shooters Clinch Silver in Trap Team Event at Asian Games
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News18•29-09-2026, 10:42
India's Women Shooters Clinch Silver in Trap Team Event at Asian Games
- •The Indian women’s shooting team secured a silver medal in the trap team event at the Asian Games, continuing India's strong performance in shooting.
- •The trio of Neeru Dhanda (118), Aashima Ahlawat (106), and Manisha Keer (104) achieved a combined score of 328, finishing second to China (346).
- •Neeru Dhanda individually qualified for the eight-shooter final, topping the qualification round with 118 points, a new Games record.
- •The Indian men’s trap team finished sixth, but Shapath Bharadwaj advanced to the final after a shoot-off for the last qualification spot.
- •Kuwait won gold in the men's trap team event with 355 points, while Qatar and Kazakhstan took silver and bronze respectively.
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China won the gold medal in the women's trap team event at the Asian Games with a total score of 346, finishing ahead of the Indian team.
Neeru Dhanda finished with a score of 118, making her joint topper alongside Qatar's Ray Bassil and setting a qualification Games record.
The Indian men's trap team finished a disappointing sixth among 10 teams with a combined total of 339, while Kuwait clinched the gold medal.
