India added another shooting medal to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Tuesday, winning the silver medal in the women's trap team event on Day 11 of the Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The trio of Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer combined for 328 points to finish second behind gold medallists China, who totalled 346 points.
Neeru was India's standout performer across the three days of qualification. She shot 118 to finish joint-top of the individual qualification standings alongside Qatar's Ray Bassil. Aashima contributed 106 points and Manisha 104 to the team's silver-medal total.
Individual final still to come
Neeru's qualification score has also carried her into the women's trap individual final, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, giving India another opportunity for a trap medal on a packed Day 11.
The 118 that took Neeru joint-top of qualifying with Qatar's Ray Bassil was the standout Indian shooting performance of the morning session. With Aashima's 106 and Manisha's 104 backing her up, the Indian trio finished 18 points behind a strong Chinese team to claim the silver medal.
The medal arrived on a busy Tuesday morning for India's shooting contingent in Aichi-Nagoya. With the women's trap individual final scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and the men's trap individual final to follow at noon, the ranges are set to remain a focal point of India's Day 11 campaign.
The medal continues a productive shooting campaign for India at these Games, with the country's shooters delivering podium finishes across pistol, rifle and shotgun events through the first week and a half of competition.
Sources: Outlook India, The Indian Express
The trio of Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer combined for 328 points to finish second behind gold medallists China, who totalled 346 points.
Neeru was India's standout performer across the three days of qualification. She shot 118 to finish joint-top of the individual qualification standings alongside Qatar's Ray Bassil. Aashima contributed 106 points and Manisha 104 to the team's silver-medal total.
Individual final still to come
Neeru's qualification score has also carried her into the women's trap individual final, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, giving India another opportunity for a trap medal on a packed Day 11.
The 118 that took Neeru joint-top of qualifying with Qatar's Ray Bassil was the standout Indian shooting performance of the morning session. With Aashima's 106 and Manisha's 104 backing her up, the Indian trio finished 18 points behind a strong Chinese team to claim the silver medal.
The medal arrived on a busy Tuesday morning for India's shooting contingent in Aichi-Nagoya. With the women's trap individual final scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and the men's trap individual final to follow at noon, the ranges are set to remain a focal point of India's Day 11 campaign.
The medal continues a productive shooting campaign for India at these Games, with the country's shooters delivering podium finishes across pistol, rifle and shotgun events through the first week and a half of competition.
Sources: Outlook India, The Indian Express
