On the 12th day of the ongoing Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, Indian shooters have created history by proving their accuracy. India’s mixed pair of Kainan Darius Chenai and Neeru Dhanda performed brilliantly in the final of the trap mixed team event and won the gold medal. After finishing fourth in the qualification round, the Indian shooters made a strong comeback in the final and defeated Qatar’s strong pair of Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Ray Basil to top the podium.
Shattered Qatar’s record by scoring 34
The Indian pair not only won the gold medal but also set a new continental benchmark in shooting. Kainan and Neeru broke the Asian record by scoring 34 in the final. The special thing is that the previous Asian record was 30 points, which was made by the Qatar team in January this year. In the final match, Qatar’s team stood second with a score of 32 points and had to be content with the silver medal. Whereas China’s pair of Qi Ying and Sun Yunong won the bronze medal by scoring 23.
Neeru Dhanda’s second gold in 24 hours and historic journey
This Asian Games campaign has been like a dream for 26-year-old Neeru Dhanda. Neeru, who created history by winning the gold medal with an Asian record in the women’s trap individual event on Tuesday, became the first Indian woman shooter to win an individual trap medal on the big stage of the Asian Games. After this, by creating another Asian record with Kainan Chenai in the mixed team, he won India’s second gold medal within 24 hours. With this success, India’s total medal count has increased to 54 (8 gold).