Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Peter Wilson Says India Needs More Shooting Facilities
Indian shooters won two trap-shooting gold medals at the Asian Games.
Neeru Dhanda won the individual event and then teamed up with Kynan Chenai to win another gold.
Their coach, Peter Wilson, said both athletes showed great ability.
He said India must first earn a place at the next Olympics.
Wilson believes India has many talented shooters.
He also says the country needs more shooting ranges so more people can train.
His approach is to train hard and make careful improvements to athletes’ equipment and preparation.
India won two trap gold medals at the Asian Games, with Neeru Dhanda taking the individual title and partnering Kynan Chenai for mixed-team gold.
Coach Peter Wilson praised Dhanda’s return from hospital and Chenai’s performance in the mixed-team final.
Wilson said India’s next priority is securing an Olympic quota and cautioned athletes against getting ahead of themselves.
He called for more shooting ranges in India, saying additional facilities could help identify and develop talent.
Wilson said India has a talented squad and that success depends on hard training, support, and adjustments to equipment and preparation.
- Who
- Indian trap shooters Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai, and their coach Peter Wilson.
- What
- Wilson discussed India’s Asian Games trap gold medals, the team’s preparation, and the need for more shooting facilities.
- When
- In an interview following India’s Asian Games trap gold-medal performances.
- Where
- The Asian Games; Wilson’s comments concerned shooting facilities across India.
- Why
- Wilson said more ranges could help India capture and develop more shooting talent.
More facilities needed
Existing support and priorities
Expanding shooting ranges
More facilities needed
Wilson said India needs more shooting ranges to reach and develop more talent.
Existing support and priorities
Wilson also said the National Rifle Association of India does a commendable job, while stressing that winning an Olympic quota is the immediate priority.
Olympic ambitions
More facilities needed
Wilson said shooting is a sport in which India can excel and set winning the Olympics as his goal.
Existing support and priorities
He cautioned that Asian Games gold medals should not make athletes get ahead of themselves; the team must work hard and earn its Olympic quota first.
- Asian Games trap golds
- India won two: Dhanda’s women’s individual title and the mixed-team title with Chenai.
- Neeru Dhanda
- Won the women’s individual trap title and the mixed-team title.
- Kynan Chenai
- Partnered Dhanda to win the trap mixed-team title.
- Next priority
- Wilson said the team must first secure an Olympic quota.
- Facilities
- Wilson called for more shooting ranges across India.
- Training philosophy
- Wilson described his approach as: “Train hard, compete easy.”