Summary
Anish Bhanwala ended up seventh in the 25‑metre rapid fire pistol final after a close tie.
The country also advanced in sepaktakraw, canoe slalom and judo competitions.
Key Points
4 points1
Indian athletes earned fifteen shooting medals: three gold, eight silver, four bronze.
2
Anish Bhanwala was seventh in the men’s 25‑metre rapid fire pistol after a count‑back tie‑break.
3
India secured gold in mixed‑team air pistol and silver in women’s air pistol.
4
The men’s sepaktakraw team reached the semifinals, and athletes performed well 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
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