Shooting Gold and Silver
India Wins Shooting Gold and Silver to Reach 19 Medals at Asian Games
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India opened Day 6 of the 2026 Asian Games with two shooting medals: Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet won gold in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event, setting an Asian record, while India’s men’s 50-meter rifle 3-position team earned silver. The gold was India’s second of the Games; the country’s total stood at 19 medals, including eight silver and nine bronze.
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Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet won the final with 484.6 points, beating South Korea by 6.6 points; South Korea took silver with 478.0 and Iran won bronze with 415.8.
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The pair’s 484.6-point result surpassed the previous Asian record of 481.3, set by Uzbekistan at the Asian Shooting Championships in New Delhi earlier that year.
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India was 12th in the overall standings when Day 6 began, despite having 19 medals.
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India sent a 492-athlete contingent to the Games and was aiming to beat its best-ever Asian Games haul of 107 medals, achieved in 2022.
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