Shooting News

Rahi Sarnobat's Asian Games campaign took a bizarre and bitter turn on Monday when a shot she believed had not strayed outside the target was ruled to have hit the frame, earning her a zero in the women's 25m sports pistol qualification and severely denting India's hopes of a team medal.

In one of the biggest shockers at the ongoing Asian Games, India's double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker has ended her campaign without a medal to her name in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

Indian shooter Esha Singh clinched a silver medal in the Asian Games women's 25m pistol individual competition, fighting through five consecutive shoot-offs at the end of which she missed the gold by one shot on Monday.

Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa K. Vinod came agonisingly close to adding individual medals to India's shooting tally at the Asian Games 2026, but both narrowly missed the podium after a dramatic women's 50m rifle 3 positions final on Saturday.

Indian shooter Sonam Maskar expressed happiness after winning the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games 2026, saying the support and joy of the people motivated the team to perform better.

Elavenil Valarivan said beating reigning Olympic and world champion Ban Hyojin of South Korea for an individual silver at the Asian Games has helped her overcome the disappointment of narrowly missing out on gold after leading until the final stages of the women's 10m air rifle competition.

Indian shooter Parth Mane described his silver medal-winning performance at the Asian Games 2026 as a "special medal", saying it was a proud moment to see the national flag being raised after finishing on the podium.

The Indian trio of Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod and Ashi Chouksey won the silver medal in women's 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian shooters Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet after the duo clinched the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

A malfunctioning match button on his firing station disrupted Aishwary Pratap Singh's concentration at a crucial stage of the 50m rifle 3-position final, costing the Indian valuable points in prone and derailing his bid for an individual medal at the Asian Games 2026.

Speaking to NDTV, Kamaljeet also opened up about being drafted into the team at the last moment and going on to win a medal.

Indian shooting team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar and Rudrankksh Patil clinched a silver medal in the Men's 50M Rifle 3 Positions team final after a strong performance at the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery on Friday.

Indian shooters Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet produced an excellent performance to fire their way to the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games on Friday.

Seasoned Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash, Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Patil qualified for the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games on Friday.

The Indian duo of Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh stormed into the final of mixed team 10m air pistol competition after topping the qualification with a strong performance at the Asian Games on Friday.

This is India's 15th medal at the ongoing Asian Games, having won a gold medal, six silvers and now adding an eighth bronze to the tally. This also marks India's eighth medal in shooting this edition, equally split in silver and bronze medals.

The trio of Kamaljeet, Kedarling Balakrishna and Aakash Bhardwaj finished fourth in the men's 10 m air pistol team event at the ongoing Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday.

Indian skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan hailed the historic bronze medal won by the women's skeet team at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, saying the achievement has created a strong platform for future competitions.