Neeru Dhanda won women's trap gold at the Asian Games on September 29, 2026, finishing with 28 in the individual final. The ISSF marked the performance as a Games record.
China's Sun Yunong took silver with 26 and Kuwait's Hajar Abdulmalik bronze with 21. India also secured women's team silver with 328, behind China's 346 and three points ahead of Kuwait.
The qualification results show how the Indian team total was assembled. Neeru scored 118, Aashima Ahlawat 106 and Manisha Keer 104; their sum is 328. Neeru's later final score of 28 was separate from that team calculation.
That distinction explains how India could win the individual event while finishing second as a team. The team result depended on three qualification performances, whereas the individual title was decided among the finalists.
Neeru and Qatar's Ray Bassil both recorded 118 in qualification. They finished first and fourth respectively in the final, illustrating how equal totals in the earlier phase did not produce equal medal outcomes.
India's team margin over bronze was much narrower than its deficit to China: three points compared with 18. The day's two Indian medals thus reflected different competitive strengths, a winning individual final and a combined qualification score sufficient for second place.
