India shines at 16th Asian Shooting Championship, Shymkent

India shines at 16th Asian Shooting Championship, Shymkent

• Event: 16th Asian Shooting Championship, Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
• Key Highlights – Day 1:
  • Girish Gupta (17 yrs) – Gold in 10m air pistol men youth with 241.3 points, surpassing fellow Indian Dev Pratap (14 yrs), who won silver with 238.6 points.
  • Kapil Bainsla (Palwal, Haryana) – Gold in 10m air pistol men junior, scoring 243.0, ahead of Uzbekistan’s Ilkhombek Obidjonov.
  • Jonathan Gavin Antony – Bronze in the same junior event with 220.7 points.
• Team Events:
  • Junior men’s team (Kapil Bainsla, Jonathan Gavin Antony, Vijay Tomar) – Silver (1723 points); gold: Korea (1734), bronze: Kazakhstan.
  • Senior men’s team (Anmol Jain, Aditya Malra, Saurabh Chaudhary) – Silver (1735 points).
• Overall Medals (Day 1): 2 gold, 3 silver for India.
• Upcoming (Day 2): Women’s air pistol finals across various categories.

Significance:

• Demonstrates India’s strength in shooting sports at youth and junior levels.
• Highlights emerging talent pipeline for future international competitions, including Olympics.
  
  Updated - August 22, 2025 7:37 PM | News On Air