Indian Teen Shooters Win 26 Medals At Asian Shooting Championship

Last Updated:August 21, 2025, 21:07 IST

Teenaged Indian shooters won four golds at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship, raising India’s tally to 26 medals and setting records, led by Abhinav Shaw and Mansi Raghuwanshi.

Abhinav Shaw. (PC: X)

Teenaged Indian shooters secured four out of the five gold medals available on the fourth day of the 16th Asian Shooting Championship, boosting India’s medal tally to 26 on Thursday.

India now boasts 14 gold, six silver, and six bronze medals, solidifying their lead in the standings.

Abhinav Shaw initiated India’s gold haul, partnering with Naraen Pranav (third with 631.1) and Himanshu (fourth with 630.9) to score 628.1 in qualification, thus securing a spot in the final for himself. Their combined tally of 1890.1 set both an Asian and junior world record, besides earning a gold for India.

In an exciting final, Shaw started fifth but took the lead after the second series of five shots. The final stage was a close contest with Lee Hyunseo, but Shaw demonstrated remarkable composure, especially after scoring two high 9s on his 17th and 18th shots, eventually edging out the Korean by 0.1. A perfect 10.9 on his 21st shot capped his victory.

In the junior women’s skeet final, Mansi Raghuwanshi emerged victorious with a score of 53 out of 60 targets. Fellow Indian Yashasvi Rathore earned silver with 52, while Kazakhstan’s Lidiya Basharova took bronze. Mansi clinched gold by hitting all her last 10 targets, whereas Yashasvi missed two, settling for silver. Agrima Kanwar, the other Indian participant, finished sixth in the final.

In the junior men’s skeet, Harmehar Singh Lally (115, 3rd in qualification) and Jyotiraditya Singh Sisodia (110, 5th in qualification) secured individual silver and bronze with scores of 52 and 43 respectively. Artyom Sedelnikov of Kazakhstan won gold with 53 hits. However, the Indian duo, along with Atul Singh Rajawat (107), won the junior men’s skeet team gold with a combined score of 338, surpassing the Kazakh team by four.

Earlier, all three Indian shooters in the men’s 10m air rifle senior event excelled in qualification rounds, earning yet another team gold for India. However, Rudrankksh Patil and Arjun Babuta finished fourth and fifth in the final, missing out on individual medals. Patil was in medal contention until the 20th shot of the 24-shot final, finishing with 207.6. Babuta exited two shots earlier with 185.8, as Kazakhstan’s Islam Satpayev claimed gold, China’s Lu Dingke took silver, and Korea’s Park Haejun won bronze.

(With PTI Inputs)

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August 21, 2025, 21:07 IST

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