Indian shooter Neeru Dhanda created history at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. The 26-year-old Indian Army Naib Subedar won her second gold in 24 hours.
On Sep 30, Neeru paired with experienced trap shooter Kynan Chenai to win GOLD in Trap Mixed Team event. The duo scored 34 out of 40 hits in the final, setting a new Asian Record, breaking Qatar’s old record of 30.
India had a poor start with 6/10 hits and was last, but made a stunning comeback with perfect shooting thereafter, beating Qatar (32) by 1 point. China won bronze with 23.This is India’s first ever gold in mixed trap team event.Neeru had won gold in Women’s Trap Individual on Sep 29 with Asian Record, becoming first Indian woman to do so.
With Women’s Trap Team Silver also, her tally is 3 medals – 2 Gold, 1 Silver, making her India’s most successful athlete at Nagoya 2026. This was India’s 9th gold of the Games.
