Asian Shooting Championship: Kapil Bainsla wins first Gold for India in 10m air pistol

Context:

At the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, India opened its medal tally with 1 gold, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze on Day 1.

Key Highlights:

Junior Event (10m Air Pistol – Men):

• Gold – Kapil Bainsla (Palwal, Haryana) – Score: 243.0
• Silver – Ilkhombek Obidjonov (Uzbekistan) – behind by 0.6 points
• Bronze – Jonathan Gavin Antony (India) – Score: 220.7
• Team Silver – Kapil Bainsla, Jonathan Gavin Antony, and Vijay Tomar – Score: 1723

Senior Event (10m Air Pistol – Men Team):

• Team Silver – Anmol Jain, Aditya Malra, Saurabh Chaudhary

India’s Medal Tally (Day 1):

• Gold – 1 (Kapil Bainsla, Junior Men’s 10m Air Pistol)
• Silver – 2 (Junior Team, Senior Team)
• Bronze – 1 (Jonathan Gavin Antony, Junior Men’s 10m Air Pistol)
  
  Updated: August 18, 2025, 10:10 PM | Newsonair