Sports · 27 September 2026
India Clinch Skeet Team Bronze in Both Men's and Women's Events at Asian Games 2026
Exam-focused facts from the 27 September 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India won bronze medals in both the men's and women's skeet team events at the Asian Games 2026 held in Nagoya.
- In the women's team event, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan and Parinaaz Dhaliwal combined for 331 to finish third behind China (357, gold) and Kazakhstan (336), marking India's first-ever Asian Games medal in the women's team skeet event.
- In the men's team event, Anantjeet Singh Naruka (119), Mairaj Ahmad Khan (116) and Bhavtegh Singh Gill (111) secured bronze with a total score of 346.
- Raiza Dhillon finished fourth in the women's individual final with a score of 23, while Parinaaz Dhaliwal finished last with a total of 8.
- Anantjeet Singh Naruka, an Asian Championships gold-medallist and silver-winner at the previous Asian Games edition, qualified for the men's individual final but fired 25 and missed out on a medal.
- In the women's team qualification, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Raiza Dhillon each scored 111 out of 125 and Maheshwari Chauhan scored 109.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian women's skeet team on winning the bronze medal.