Neeru Dhanda Wins Trap Gold as India Reaches 47 Asian Games Medals

India won its fifth gold medal at the Aichi Asian Games on Day 10 as shooter Neeru Dhanda took the women’s trap title. The result brought India’s medal tally to 47, including five golds, 21 silvers and 21 bronzes. China led the standings with 233 medals.

Neeru set an Asian record with a score of 28 in the final, finishing ahead of China’s Sun Yoong, who took silver with 26, and Kuwait’s Hajar Abdulmalik, who won bronze with 21. Her victory was India’s second shooting gold of the Games and brought its shooting medal total to 14.

India also secured two places in boxing finals. Parveen advanced in the women’s 64 kg category, while Ankush reached the men’s 80 kg final. Narender took bronze in the men’s over-90 kg category after losing his semifinal to Aibek Oralbay on points.

Three more Indian boxers were due to compete in semifinals the following day: Priya in the women’s 60 kg category, Lovlina Borgohain in the women’s 75 kg category and Kapil Pokhariya in the men’s 90 kg category.

In hockey, India’s men were set to face Pakistan in the semifinals, while the women’s team was due to play South Korea. Japan and China were scheduled to meet in the other women’s semifinal, with Malaysia and South Korea contesting the remaining men’s semifinal.

India won silver and bronze in the men’s javelin throw despite the absence of defending champion Neeraj Chopra. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage took gold with a throw of 88.55 meters. Yashvir Singh earned silver with a personal best of 85.72 meters, and fellow Indian Rohit Yadav won bronze with 84.35 meters.

Distance runner Gulveer Singh added a second silver medal by finishing runner-up in the men’s 1,500 meters. He had earlier taken silver in the 10,000 meters. Parul Chaudhary also won two medals, earning bronze in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters.

India’s athletics tally stood at 19 medals, comprising nine silvers and 10 bronzes, with track and field events continuing amid wet weather. Shooting had produced 14 medals, including gold in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event and medals in the women’s, men’s and mixed skeet team events.

Rain disrupted the cricket schedule, leading to the cancellation of five matches: Bangladesh against Malaysia, Pakistan against Hong Kong, China against India, Afghanistan against Japan, and Malaysia against Oman. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh advanced from their abandoned matches on the basis of ICC rankings. Rain also affected softball. 

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