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Who Won the Shooting Gold at the Asian Games? 🏆

Neeru Dhanda from India won the women’s trap gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.

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Key Points

5 points

Gold medal in women’s trap shooting.

Score: 26 hits in the final.

India’s fifth gold at the 2026 Asian Games.

Also part of the team that earned silver.

Inspired by her cousin who won a medal in 2018.

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She scored the highest by hitting 26 targets out of 26 in the final round.

The competition was held in rainy weather, but she stayed focused.

Earlier, she helped India win a silver medal in the team event.

Her win gave India its fifth gold medal of the Games.

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10 words

trap shooting

a sport where shooters aim at clay disks launched into the air

target

the object you try to hit when you shoot

final round

the last part of the competition where the winner is decided

qualification round

the earlier part that decides who moves to the final

Asian Games

a large sports event for countries in Asia

gold medal

the prize for first place

silver medal

the prize for second place

rainy conditions

when it is raining during the event

composure

staying calm and steady

inspired

motivated by someone else’s example

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