Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet Claim Shooting Gold for India at Asian Games 2026

Key facts

• Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet won gold for India in the mixed 10m air pistol shooting final at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, setting an Asian-record score of 484.6 points and beating South Korea by 6.6 points, with Iran taking bronze at 415.8 points.
• This was India's second gold medal of the Asian Games 2026, after the women's cricket team's gold.
• Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar won silver for India in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team event with a score of 1762-94x.
• Manpreet Kaur won bronze in women's shot put with a best throw of 17.17, Gulveer Singh clinched silver in the men's 10,000m, and Baranica Elangovan took bronze in pole vault, India's first-ever medal in that event.
• As of 7:00 pm on September 25, 2026, India stood 12th in the medal tally with 2 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze medals (23 total), behind China (98 gold), Japan (28 gold) and South Korea (13 gold).