Neeru Dhanda's Trap Gold Lifts India to Five Asian Games Golds

Neeru Dhanda clinched India's fifth gold at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday, winning the women's individual trap shooting event in Aichi‑Nagoya. Her triumph was followed by a silver for the women's trap team, composed of Dhanda, Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat, giving India its first medal of Day 11. The win lifts India’s overall count to five gold, 21 silver and 21 bronze medals. On Monday, India added eight medals but no gold. Sprinter‑jumper Gulveer Singh and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar each secured silver, as did shooter Esha Singh in the 25 m air pistol. Hurdler Vithya Ramraj earned bronze in the 400 m hurdles, breaking PT Usha’s 42‑year‑old national record. Earlier golds this Games have come from shooting (Suruchi Phogat and Kamaljeet’s 10 m mixed air pistol), the women’s cricket team and both the men’s and women’s kabaddi squads. India’s medal list also includes bronze for Suchika Tariyal in women’s traditional MMA (60 kg) and Pincky Balhara (78 kg), silver for weightlifter Mirabai Chanu (49 kg), bronze for soft‑tennis player Jay Meena, a men’s badminton team bronze for Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila, silver for sanda fighter Roshibina Devi (60 kg), bronze for rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan in men’s double sculls, and bronze for mixed‑doubles pair Manush Shah and Diya Chitale.

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India remains far behind the leaders, with China holding 135 golds and Japan 42, while the Games continue into its second week.