Summary
Anish Bhanwala placed seventh in the men’s 25‑metre rapid fire pistol final after losing a count‑back tie‑break.
India also progressed to the men’s sepaktakraw semifinals and achieved notable finishes in canoe slalom and judo.
Key Points
5 points1
The shooting team earned fifteen medals overall: three gold, eight silver, four bronze.
2
Anish Bhanwala qualified for the final despite a ninth‑place qualification rank and finished seventh.
3
Gold was won in the mixed‑team 10‑metre air pistol event and silver in the women’s 10‑metre air pistol.
4
The men’s sepaktakraw squad reached the semifinals after an unbeaten group stage.
5
Indian athletes also placed seventh in women’s canoe slalom and competed in judo quarterfinals.
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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