Indian trap shooter Neeru Dhanda clinched historic gold in the women’s trap individual event at the 2026 Asian Games, setting an Asian record in the final at the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery on Tuesday.

Neeru topped the qualification round with 118 points before scoring 28 in the final to set an Asian record. With the victory, she became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in the trap event.

She also became the first Indian shooter to win an Asian Games medal in an individual trap event.

Earlier on Tuesday, Neeru also won a silver medal in the trap team event alongside Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer. The Indian trio recorded a combined score of 328 after three days of the 125-shot qualification round, holding off Kuwait to secure silver.

Neeru maintained her composure throughout the final. She recorded her first miss on the ninth shot, which briefly dropped her to third place. However, she responded with perfect hits in the third and fourth series and moved into the lead with 19 hits from 20 shots.

She retained the top position despite missing once in the fifth series before sealing the gold with five consecutive hits.

China’s Yunong Sun won the silver medal with 26 points, while Kuwait claimed bronze with 21.

The victory marked India’s second gold medal in shooting at the 2026 Asian Games and its fifth gold medal overall at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.

Earlier this year, Neeru made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual ISSF World Cup gold medal in women’s trap at the Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy.

She also won a bronze medal in the trap mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan.