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Neeru Dhanda Wins Historic Women's Trap Gold at Asian Games
Neeru Dhanda is an Indian shooter who competed at the 2026 Asian Games.
She won the women’s individual trap competition.
She scored 28 points in the final.
That score broke the earlier Asian record of 24.
China’s Yunong Sun won silver, and Kuwait’s Hajar Abdulmalik won bronze.
Dhanda became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games medal in trap or skeet.
Earlier on the same day, she helped India win silver in the team trap event.
Her gold was reported as India’s fifth gold medal at the Games.
Neeru Dhanda won India’s first women’s individual trap gold at the 2026 Asian Games.
The 26-year-old scored 28 in the eight-shooter final, surpassing the previous Asian record of 24.
China’s Yunong Sun won silver with 26, while Kuwait’s Hajar Abdulmalik took bronze with 21.
Dhanda had topped qualification with 118, a Games qualification record, according to one report.
Dhanda had earlier helped India win women’s trap team silver with Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer.
- Who
- Indian shooter Neeru Dhanda won the event, ahead of China’s Yunong Sun and Kuwait’s Hajar Abdulmalik.
- What
- Dhanda won the women’s individual trap gold medal and broke the Asian record.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; the detailed report identifies the venue as Nagoya.
- When
- Tuesday at the 2026 Asian Games.
- Why
- She competed for India in the trap event and secured the top score in the final.
Key facts
- Winner
- Neeru Dhanda, India
- Event
- Women’s individual trap
- Final score
- 28
- Previous Asian record
- 24
- Silver medal
- Yunong Sun, China, with 26
- Bronze medal
- Hajar Abdulmalik, Kuwait, with 21
- Qualification
- Dhanda qualified for the eight-shooter final with 118, reported as a Games qualification record
- Team event
- India won women’s trap team silver earlier on Tuesday
Quotes
Neeru Dhanda
Indian Army shooter and Asian Games women’s trap gold medalist
“I dedicate this medal to the jawans who guard our borders. My achievement is nothing compared to what they do on the border.”
rediff.com
“Of course, every athlete dreams of Olympic Games glory and these medals are only stepping stones for the ultimate goal,”
rediff.com
Sources
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