Shooting at Asian Games 2026 LIVE updates: Neeru Dhanda wins gold in women's trap shooting individual with Asian record score; Shapath in action at 12:00PM IST
Catch all of the LIVE updates from the trap individual finals, where Neeru Dhanda will be in action in the women's final and Shapath Bharadwaj will take part in the men's final in Aichi-Nagoya.
Updated : Sep 29, 2026 11:08 IST
Nagoya: India’s Neeru Dhanda during a practice session ahead of her women's Trap shooting qualification match in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI09_25_2026_000128A) | Photo Credit: ATUL YADAV
Nagoya: India’s Neeru Dhanda during a practice session ahead of her women's Trap shooting qualification match in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI09_25_2026_000128A) | Photo Credit: ATUL YADAV
ere are all of the updates from the individual trap shooting finals at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, where Neeru Dhanda and Shapath Bharadwaj will take part in the women’s and men’s finals respectively.
September 29, 2026 11:07
Neeru Dhanda wins gold!
Neeru Dhanda wins gold! Four hits in her first four shots, and Neeru Dhanda is an Asian Games gold medalist! She hits her final shot to end on 28, and she has the Asian record along with gold!
September 29, 2026 11:04
Tiebreak criteria
Heading into this final series, if it ends level we go to a shoot-off.
September 29, 2026 11:03
Neeru maintains lead
Four out of five for Neeru Dhanda, and she is assured of at least a silver! Hajar Abdulmalik and Sun Yunong miss one each to finish level on 21, and that is a bronze medal for Kuwait’s Hajar Abdulmalik!
September 29, 2026 10:57
Neeru moves to the top
Perfect from Neeru Dhanda again, and she has a lead now! Ray Bassil, Sun Yunong, and Hajar Abdulmalik all err twice and all of a sudden Neeru has a two-point lead.
Bassil is eliminated, she finishes fourth. Neeru is confirmed for a medal.
September 29, 2026 10:52
Perfect series for Neeru
A perfect series for Neeru, and she’s up to joint-first! Ray Bassil, Hajar Abdulmalik, and Sun Yunong both miss once each and things are level!
Neeru, Abdulmalik, and Yunong are level in top spot. Chinese Taipei’s Liu Wan-Yu and China’s Zhu Jingyu are out.
September 29, 2026 10:45
Neeru drops to third after miss
Neeru nails her first three shots, but errs on the fourth! A decent start from the Indian, but she is now behind Hajar Abdulmalik and Zhu Jingyu, who both have perfect records.
She is level with Ray Bassil in third for now.
Kazakhstan’s Eleonora Ibragimova and Chinese Taipei’s Liu Wan-Yu are both knocked out.
September 29, 2026 10:37
Neeru starts well
Good start from Neeru Dhanda, gets five from five in the first series. Ray Bassil, Sun Yunong, and Hajar Abdulmalik also make perfect starts.
China’s Zhu Jingyu rounds out the top five after the first series, though she has four.
September 29, 2026 10:31
Neeru aims for second medal
A reminder that Neeru Dhanda is looking for her second medal of the day. The Indian trio of Neeru (118), Aashima Ahlawat (106) and Manisha Keer (104) finished with a combined score of 328 to take second place behind gold medallist China (346). Kuwait (325) claimed the bronze medal.
September 29, 2026 10:29
Final to begin shortly
The shooters have entered the venue, we should begin soon. Can Neeru Dhanda add to India’s medal tally? Let’s find out.
September 29, 2026 10:23
Complete line-up for women's trap individual final
Here is the complete line-up for the women’s trap individual final:
- Neeru Dhanda (India)
- Ray Bassil (Qatar)
- Jingyu Zhu (China)
- Yunong Sun (China)
- Yi-Chun Lin (Chinese Taipei)
- Wan-Yu Liu (Chinese Taipei)
- Hajar Abdulmalik (Kuwait)
- Eleonora Ibragimova (Kazakhstan)
September 29, 2026 10:16
Final timings
Here are the final timings for the men’s and women’s trap individual finals:
- 10:30AM IST - Women’s trap individual final - Neeru Dhanda in action
- 12:00PM IST - Men’s trap individual final - Shapath Bharadwaj in action
We will have live updates from both finals for you!
September 29, 2026 10:09
Shapath Bharadwaj: the qualification route
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Shapath Bharadwaj just managed to sneak into the final via a thrilling shoot-off. After finishing joint-seventh with 117 alongside Alisher Aisalbayev and Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, he held his nerve to take a lead over the latter and secure the last spot in the final.
September 29, 2026 10:06
Neeru Dhanda: the qualification route
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Neeru Dhanda makes her way to the women’s individual trap shooting final as the table-topper from qualifying. After notching 118 to finish level with Qatar’s Ray Bassil, she held her nerve to win the shoot-off and secure top spot.
September 29, 2026 09:54
Welcome!
Hello, and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the trap individual finals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026!
There are two Indians in action across the men’s and women’s finals, Neeru Dhanda and Shapath Bharadwaj. Stay with us for all of the updates!
Published on Sep 29, 2026
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