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Naruka Wins Skeet Gold as India Extends Medal Surge at Asian Shooting Championships

Junior and youth air pistol titles plus team podiums have pushed India to the top of the medal table through Day 3.

Overview

  • Anant Jeet Singh Naruka edged Kuwait’s Mansour Al Rashidi 57–56 to capture men’s skeet gold in Shymkent.
  • Saurabh Chaudhary and Suruchi Inder Singh secured 10m air pistol mixed team bronze, beating Chinese Taipei 17–9 after qualifying fifth.
  • India won junior and youth 10m air pistol mixed team golds, with Vanshika Chaudhary–Jonathan Gavin Antony defeating Korea 16–14 and Ganesh Gupta–Gamberya Gowda topping Iran 16–14.
  • Earlier results featured Manu Bhaker’s bronze in women’s 10m air pistol, Rashmika Sahgal’s junior women’s crown and team gold, and a men’s 10m air pistol team silver.
  • India ended Day 3 with 19 medals, including nine golds, with events across senior, junior and youth categories still ongoing.