Summary
Anish Bhanwala finished seventh in a fast‑punching pistol event 🎯
India also did well in a foot‑kick game called sepaktakraw and in canoe racing 🚣
Key Points
4 points1
India earned a total of 15 medals in shooting.
2
Anish Bhanwala placed seventh in the 25‑metre rapid fire pistol final.
3
The team won gold in mixed‑team air pistol and silver in women’s air pistol.
4
India reached the semifinals in sepaktakraw and had strong performances in canoe slalom and judo.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsrapid fire pistol
a fast shooting competition using a small gun
qualification
the early round that decides who moves to the final
countback
a way to break a tie by looking at earlier scores
mixed team
a group with both boys and girls working together
sepaktakraw
a sport where players kick a rattan ball over a net, like volleyball with feet
canoe slalom
a race where a person paddles a narrow boat through a water course with gates
judo
a Japanese martial art where competitors try to throw each other
quarterfinal
the round before the semifinals, with eight competitors left
ippon
a perfect score that ends a judo match
repechage
a second‑chance round that lets competitors who lost early try again for a medal
Want to learn even more? Click here to read the full story!
🔊 Reading Article
Kid-friendly voice