Bashir blasts into Asian Games final
Bashir finished sixth in qualifying with 578 points and 19 inner tens before winning bronze in a tense eight-man final, officials said.
- On Thursday, South Korea's Lee Gunhyeok won gold in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol at the Aichi Prefecture General Shooting Gallery, equaling the Asian Record of 32, while Pakistan's Ghulam Mustafa Bashir secured bronze.
- India's Anish Bhanwala advanced to the final despite finishing in the lower ranks of qualification, benefiting from competition rules limiting two shooters per nation as a Korean competitor stepped aside to adhere to the restriction.
- Setting an Asian Games record, China's Lianbofan topped the qualification round with a score of 592, while India concluded the shooting campaign with a total of 15 medals across all disciplines.
- Bashir's bronze medal marks the first shooting podium finish for a Pakistani man at the Asian Games, adding to the previous medal won by Kishmala Talat in Hangzhou at an earlier continental event.
- In the final medal standings, China led with 28 medals, while South Korea secured the second spot, narrowly edging out India in the overall rankings on the competition's final day.
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Anish Bhanwala Secures Spot In Asian Games 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Final
India's Anish Bhanwala has qualified for the men's 25m rapid fire pistol finals at the Asian Games, despite finishing ninth in qualification. He advanced due to a competition rule limiting two shooters per nation in the final, which saw a Korean competitor step aside. This final is the last shooting event of the Games, where India has already secured 15 medals.
Bashir Books Pakistan a Place in Asian Games Pistol Final
Nagoya (GNP): Pakistan’s Ghulam Mustafa Bashir has qualified for the final of the men’s 25 metres rapid-fire pistol event at the 2026 Asian Games, after a strong qualification round on Thursday. The Olympian shooter finished sixth among 28 competitors at the Aichi Prefecture General Shooting Gallery. He scored 578 points with 19 inner tens, recorded […]
Asian Games: Anish finishes seventh in 25m rapid fire pistol; India ends shooting campaign with 15 medals
Nagoya, October 1, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) India’s shooting campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games concluded with 15 medals after Anish Bhanwala finished seventh in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol individual final at the Aichi Prefecture General Shooting Gallery on Thursday. Anish, who had qualified for the final despite finishing ninth in qualification with […]
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