Archive · 25 Sep 2026
India Wins Air Pistol Gold, Rifle 3P Team Silver
Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh won a gold medal for India in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
They scored 484.6 points in the final.
South Korea finished second, and Iran finished third.
The Indian pair had also qualified first by scoring 587 points.
Their victory came after neither shooter reached the individual final.
India also won silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar scored 1762 points together.
China won that team event with 1766 points.
Tomar and Niraj later competed in the individual rifle final, finishing fifth and eighth.
Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh won 10m air pistol mixed team gold with 484.6 points.
South Korea’s Suhyeon Hong and Gaeun Choo took silver with 478.0, while Iran won bronze with 415.8.
The Indian pair topped qualification with 587 points, including 29 inner 10s.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar won silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
China won the rifle team gold with 1766 points, ahead of India’s 1762 and South Korea’s 1751.
- Who
- Indian shooters Kamaljeet, Suruchi Singh, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar.
- What
- India won gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event and silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
- When
- Friday, September 25.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Nagoya.
- Why
- Kamaljeet and Suruchi recovered from disappointing individual events, while India competed for medals in the team shooting events.
- Air pistol gold
- Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh scored 484.6 points in the final.
- Air pistol qualification
- The Indian pair led qualification with 587 points and 29 inner 10s.
- Air pistol silver
- South Korea’s Suhyeon Hong and Gaeun Choo scored 478.0.
- Air pistol bronze
- Iran scored 415.8 for bronze.
- Rifle team silver
- India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar scored 1762.
- Rifle team standings
- China won gold with 1766, India took silver with 1762, and South Korea won bronze with 1751.
- Individual rifle final
- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished fifth with 327.6, while Niraj Kumar finished eighth.
