Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Historic Asian Games Bronze Signals Brighter Future for Indian Skeet
India won its first-ever women’s skeet medal at the Asian Games.
Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won the bronze medal as a team.
They scored 331 points in the competition.
Maheshwari was proud of the result but wished the team had won gold or silver.
She believes Indian shotgun shooting is becoming stronger.
More young athletes are now training with better coaching, nutrition and mental preparation.
Better facilities and support are also helping shooters improve faster.
She thinks this medal could be the start of many more successes.
Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won India’s first women’s skeet medal at the Asian Games.
The Indian trio scored 331 to secure bronze in the team event in Nagoya.
Maheshwari called the medal historic but said she was disappointed it was not a higher color.
She credited younger shooters and improved technical, nutritional and psychological training for India’s progress.
Maheshwari said stronger domestic competition, infrastructure and support systems could produce more international podium finishes.
- Who
- Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won the medal for India.
- What
- India won its first-ever Asian Games women’s skeet medal, taking team bronze with a score of 331.
- When
- On Wednesday, in a report dated September 23.
- Where
- Nagoya, at the Asian Games.
- Why
- The result reflects a stronger domestic foundation, younger athletes and improved technical, nutritional, psychological and infrastructure support, according to Maheshwari.
Achievement and Progress
Unmet Expectations and Remaining Gaps
Meaning of the bronze
Achievement and Progress
The medal is a historic first for India in women’s skeet at the Asian Games and shows that the discipline is gaining depth and quality.
Unmet Expectations and Remaining Gaps
Maheshwari said she was disappointed that the team did not win a higher-colored medal, despite arriving in good form.
State of Indian shotgun shooting
Achievement and Progress
Maheshwari believes younger shooters, better training and stronger support systems will lead to more podium finishes.
Unmet Expectations and Remaining Gaps
She noted that women’s shotgun shooting previously lacked enough high-performing and female athletes, while rifle had much deeper domestic competition.
- Medal
- Bronze
- Event
- Women’s skeet team competition
- Team
- Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal
- Score
- 331
- Historical first
- India’s first women’s skeet medal at the Asian Games
- Maheshwari’s age
- 30
- Next phase
- She plans to begin the next Olympic cycle with the domestic season in December
