Archive · 29 Sep 2026
India Wins Women’s Trap Silver as Neeru Reaches Final
India won a silver medal in women’s trap shooting at the Asian Games.
Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer scored 328 points together.
China won gold with 346 points, and Kuwait won bronze with 325.
Neeru scored 118 points, the joint-best qualifying score.
Her score was also a Games qualification record.
She reached the eight-shooter individual final.
India’s men’s trap team finished sixth among 10 teams.
Shapath Bharadwaj still reached the men’s individual final after qualifying eighth.
Different reports gave different rankings for Aashima and Manisha in the individual event.
Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer won silver in the women’s trap team event with 328 points.
China won gold with 346 points, while Kuwait took bronze with 325.
Neeru Dhanda scored 118, tying Qatar’s Ray Bassil for the top qualifying score and setting a Games qualification record.
India’s men’s trap team finished sixth among 10 teams; Shapath Bharadwaj qualified eighth for the individual final.
Reports differ on the women’s individual rankings, listing Aashima and Manisha in either 11th and 16th or 16th and 23rd places.
- Who
- India’s Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer won the women’s team medal; China and Kuwait also reached the podium.
- What
- India won silver in the women’s trap team event, while its men’s team finished sixth.
- When
- Tuesday, during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Nagoya, Japan, including the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery.
- Why
- India finished behind China in the team event; Neeru’s score also earned her a place in the individual final.
- Women’s team score
- India scored 328 points.
- Women’s podium
- China won gold with 346; India won silver; Kuwait won bronze with 325.
- Neeru Dhanda
- Scored 118 and qualified for the eight-shooter individual final.
- Qualification record
- Neeru’s 118 was reported as a Games qualification record.
- Men’s team result
- India finished sixth among 10 teams with 339 points.
- Men’s individual final
- Shapath Bharadwaj qualified eighth after a shoot-off.
- Shooting medal tally
- One report said India’s shooting medal tally reached 13.
Sources
India Win Silver in Women's Trap Team Event, Men Finish 6th
Asian Games: India win silver in women’s trap team; Neeru Dhanda reaches final
Asian Games 2026: Neeru, Aashima & Manisha help India nab silver in women's trap team event
India win silver in women”s trap team event, men finish 6th
