President Murmu hailed Naruka and Parinaaz for their historic achievement in the skeet mixed team event, which brought India its first-ever medal in the discipline at the Asian Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMy heartiest congratulations to Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anantjeet Singh Naruka on winning the Bronze Medal in the Skeet Mixed Team event at the Asian Games 2026. This is India\u2019s first-ever medal in the Skeet Mixed Team event at the Asian Games. The duo displayed excellent teamwork and consistency, adding to India\u2019s strong performance in Skeet at the Games. My best wishes to both of you for many more successes in the years ahead,\u201d President Murmu wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Naruka and Parinaaz finished with 44 hits from 48 shots in the final, level with South Korea, but Korea took silver on the tie-breaker based on the qualifying scores. China won gold with 45 hits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian pair produced a perfect eight from eight in their final series to finish on 44 and secure the bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
President Murmu also congratulated Seema after she won bronze in the women\u2019s 10,000m, ending India\u2019s 16-year wait for a medal in the event at the Asian Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWarm congratulations to Seema Kumari on securing the Bronze Medal in the Women\u2019s 10,000m at the Asian Games 2026. Your remarkable performance has ended India\u2019s 16-year wait for a medal in this event. This is a memorable milestone in your sporting journey and a moment of immense pride,\u201d President Murmu wrote.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Seema clocked 32:50.05 to finish third behind Bahrain\u2019s Winfred Yavi, who won gold in 32:39.18, and Japan\u2019s Nozomi Tanaka, who took silver in 32:41.54.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWarm congratulations to Seema Kumari on securing the Bronze Medal in the Women\u2019s 10,000m at the Asian Games 2026. Your remarkable performance has ended India\u2019s 16-year wait for a medal in this event. This is a memorable milestone in your sporting journey and a moment of immense pride,\u201d President Murmu wrote.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Seema\u2019s medal made her the only third Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in the women\u2019s 10,000 m, after Preeja Sreedharan\u2019s gold and Kavita Raut\u2019s silver in 2010.<\/p>\r\n\r\n