Archive · 23 Sep 2026
India Wins Twin Skeet Bronze Medals at Asian Games
India won two bronze medals in team skeet shooting at the Asian Games.
One bronze came from the women’s team and one from the men’s team.
Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, and Maheshwari Chauhan scored 331 points together.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, and Bhavtegh Singh Gill scored 346 points.
Raiza and Parinaaz each scored 111 points for the women’s team.
Naruka was India’s highest scorer in the men’s event with 119 points.
Raiza, Parinaaz, and Naruka also reached their individual finals.
The reports say the women’s medal was India’s first in this Asian Games team event.
Some reports gave different figures for China’s score and India’s total shooting medals.
India’s women’s skeet team won bronze with 331 points, finishing behind China and Kazakhstan.
Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal scored 111 each, while Maheshwari Chauhan scored 109.
India’s men’s skeet team also won bronze, combining for 346 points.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka led the men with 119 points, followed by Mairaj Ahmad Khan with 116 and Bhavtegh Singh Gill with 111.
Dhillon, Parinaaz, and Naruka qualified for individual finals, while reports differed on China’s score and India’s shooting tally.
- Who
- India’s women’s team of Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan, and Parinaaz Dhaliwal, and men’s team of Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, and Bhavtegh Singh Gill.
- What
- India won bronze medals in both the women’s and men’s skeet team events.
- When
- Wednesday, during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.
- Where
- The skeet shooting competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.
- Why
- The women’s team finished third with 331 points, while the men’s team finished third with 346 points.
Reports citing one set of figures
Reports citing alternate figures
China’s women’s team score
Reports citing one set of figures
One report said China won gold with 346 points and Kazakhstan took silver.
Reports citing alternate figures
Other reports said China won gold with 357 points and Kazakhstan took silver with 336.
India’s shooting tally
Reports citing one set of figures
Two reports described the women’s bronze as India’s sixth shooting medal, totaling four silver and two bronze.
Reports citing alternate figures
Other reports counted both skeet team bronzes and listed four silver and three bronze medals.
Individual results
Reports citing one set of figures
Some reports focused on Dhillon, Parinaaz, and Naruka qualifying for their respective finals.
Reports citing alternate figures
Another report stated that the individual finalists did not win medals, with Dhillon fourth, Parinaaz at the bottom, and Naruka also missing the podium.
- Women’s team
- Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan, and Parinaaz Dhaliwal
- Women’s team score
- 331 points
- Women’s individual scores
- Raiza Dhillon: 111; Parinaaz Dhaliwal: 111; Maheshwari Chauhan: 109
- Men’s team
- Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, and Bhavtegh Singh Gill
- Men’s team score
- 346 points
- Individual finalists
- Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, and Anantjeet Singh Naruka qualified for individual finals
- Reported medal tally
- Reports listed India’s shooting tally as either four silver and two bronze medals or four silver and three bronze medals
- Reported women’s standings
- Reports listed China’s winning score as either 346 or 357 points, with Kazakhstan taking silver
Sources
Asian Games: India's Women's Skeet Team Secures Bronze
India women's skeet team make Asian Games podium after bagging bronze medal finish
Asian Games: India’s men’s, women’s skeet teams fire their way to twin bronze medals - Telegraph India
Indian Shooters Clinch Two Bronze Medals At Asian Games
