Asian Games: Record-Breaking China Cruise to Mixed Team Rifle Gold; Indians Finish 4th
- Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker qualified for the women's 10m air pistol individual final on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, finishing third in qualification with a score of 579 at the Asian Games.
- The Indian women's 10m air pistol team narrowly missed a medal on Wednesday, finishing fourth after tying Vietnam with 1719 points but losing on the tie-breaking count of inner 10s.
- Teammates Esha Singh and Suruchi Singh failed to reach the individual medal round at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, placing 15th with 572 and 26th with 568 respectively.
- India has collected five shooting medals at the competition—four silver and one bronze—though the elusive gold medal remains out of reach for the nation's shooters.
- The Indian badminton team faces Japan in the women's team quarterfinals on Wednesday, continuing competition across multiple sports at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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S. Korea takes silver in team shooting event
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea earned silver in the women's 10-meter air pistol team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, its fourth shooting medal of the competition. A trio of Choo Ga-eun, Kim Bo-mi and Oh Ye-jin combined for 1,730 points for second place, ending up five points behind China but 11 points ahead of Japan at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, some 25 kilometers east of the main host city of Nagoya. …
(Toyota, Japan = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-han = South Korean shooting won a silver medal in the women's 10m air pistol team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The South Korean women's 10m air pistol team won a silver medal at the Asian Games held at the Aichi Prefectural Shooting Range in Japan. Choo Ga-eun advanced to the finals with a new qualifying record of 582 points, and the team harvested a medal in the team event for the first time in 16 years.
Asian Games 2026: Manu Bhaker qualifies for 10m air pistol final in third place
Manu Bhaker qualified for the women's 10m air pistol final in third place at the Asian Games. She is aiming to secure her first Asian Games medal in this event. Also competing is Mirabai Chanu, who seeks a podium finish in women's 49kg weightlifting. India has several medal opportunities across sports including shooting, badminton, and wushu. The competition continues as India aims to increase its medal tally in Aichi-Nagoya.
India Miss Shooting Medal As Elavenil Valarivan-Parth Mane Finish Fourth In Mixed Team Final At Asian Games
The Indian shooting pair of Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane finished fourth in the 10m air rifle mixed team final after failing to carry the momentum of a strong qualification round performance at the Asian Games on Tuesday.
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