Ankur Mittal, an Indian shooter who used to be the world number one, had an amazing showing in the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. He won a gold medal in the Double Trap event with a new Asian Championship record. His amazing score of 107 hits in four rounds of 30 each was a big deal on the last day of the competition in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Mittal’s gold medal was a great way to cap a remarkable campaign for the Indian shooting team. It brought India’s overall number of medals to 103, which is the most the country has ever won at the Asian Shooting Championship. India came in first in the total medal count with an amazing 52 gold, 26 silver, and 25 bronze medals. Kazakhstan, the host country, came in second, and China came in third.
Along with Bhanu Pratap Singh and Harshvardhan Kaviya, Mittal won a team bronze in the Double Trap Team event, which added to India’s medal count.
It was clear that India was the best in many areas. The women’s double trap team had a great day, with Anushka Singh Bhati winning gold, Rajkuwar Pranil Ingle winning silver, and Yeshaya Hafiz Contractor winning bronze. The three also won the team gold. Hatim Khan Mohammed and Manavrajsinh Chudasama won silver and bronze, respectively, in the junior men’s double trap. Their team, on the other hand, won gold.
Rajkanwar Singh won gold in the 25m Centre Fire Pistol Men’s event with a score of 583. He also worked with Gurpreet Singh and Ankur Goel to win the team gold. In the men’s junior category of the same event, Suraj Sharma, Abhinav Choudhary, and Mukesh Nelavalli won gold, silver, and bronze, respectively, and also the team gold.
The women also did very well in their events. Manini Kaushik won a bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Women’s event and a silver medal with her team, which included Surabhi Bhardwaj and Vidarsa K. Vinod. Prachi Gaikwad won silver in the junior division, and her team earned bronze.
This historic medal haul is better than India’s previous best result at the 15th Asian Championships. It shows that the country is getting better at the sport and solidifies its place as a shooting powerhouse in Asia.