Archive · 28 Sep 2026
India Lose Asian Games Shooting Medal After Bizarre Miss
India competed in the women’s 25m pistol event at the Asian Games.
The event was held in Nagoya on Monday.
Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat took a shot during the rapid stage.
She missed the shot.
Judges decided that the bullet hit the target’s frame instead of scoring.
Because of that decision, she received no points.
The moment was strongly contested and added to India’s difficult shooting campaign.
India had won only one pistol medal before this event, a mixed team gold in the 10m air pistol.
India’s women’s 25m pistol team event took a dramatic turn at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Monday.
Rahi Sarnobat missed her shot in the first series of the rapid event.
Judges ruled that the shot hit the frame of the target and awarded no points.
The incident came after India’s disappointing pistol campaign had produced only one medal.
India’s sole pistol medal was a mixed team gold in the 10m air pistol event.
- Who
- India’s shooting team and shooter Rahi Sarnobat.
- What
- India lost a medal opportunity in the women’s 25m pistol team event after a disputed zero-point shot.
- When
- Monday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Nagoya.
- Why
- Judges ruled that Sarnobat’s shot hit the frame of the target and therefore scored no points.
- Event
- Women’s 25m pistol team event
- Location
- Nagoya
- Competitor
- Rahi Sarnobat
- Critical ruling
- Judges concluded that her shot hit the target frame.
- Points awarded
- No points for the shot
- India’s pistol medals before the event
- One
- Earlier medal
- Mixed team gold in the 10m air pistol event