Particularly pleasing was the senior team\u2019s performance in the 15 Olympic events across the rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines, where Indian shooters won six gold, two silver, and three bronze medals, finishing behind global powerhouse China, which won eight gold medals, with hosts Kazakhstan picking up the other.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt is a spectacular performance, and it is quite clear that the confidence of the shooting ecosystem is sky-high and significantly boosted by our performance at the Paris Olympics. Particularly pleasing is the performance of the juniors, which tells you that Indian shooting has just begun and greater things are sure to come in the near future,\u201d said a pleased Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, President, National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), on the performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India ended the championship just short of the 100-medal mark, with 26 silver and 23 bronze medals to go with the 50 gold. The hosts were second with 70 medals and 21 gold, while China was third overall with 15 gold and 37 medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The highlight of the senior\u2019s performance being two-time Olympian Elavenil Valarivan\u2019s second Asian crown (she won a double gold partnering Arjun Babuta in the mixed team event) in women\u2019s air rifle with an Asian record score, Neeru Dhanda\u2019s first ever Asian championship gold for India in women\u2019s trap, Sift Kaur Samra\u2019s first Asian title in women\u2019s 50 rifle 3-position (3P) and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar\u2019s defense of his men\u2019s 3P title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India ended the championship just short of the 100-medal mark, with 26 silver and 23 bronze medals to go with the 50 gold. The hosts were second with 70 medals and 21 gold, while China was third overall with 15 gold and 37 medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The other gold medals came in the youth competitions and team events, as well as in non-Olympic events. Former world champion Ankur Mittal, for example, won the men\u2019s Double Trap gold with a world record score of 107, while Rio Olympian Gurpreet Singh struck gold in the men\u2019s 25m Standard Pistol event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n