India enjoyed a strong Day 11 at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, winning two gold medals across shooting and athletics.
Shooter Neeru Dhanda opened India's gold account by winning the women's individual trap event. Her victory was historic as she became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold medal in trap.
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Key Highlights
Important points readers should notice.
Neeru Dhanda: Won gold in women's individual trap. Historic shooting result: Dhanda became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold in trap.
Women's 4×400m: Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj won gold in 3:29.69.
Athletics milestone: India won its first athletics gold of the 2026 Asian Games. Gulveer Singh: Added a 5000m bronze to his individual medal collection.
Pooja Singh: Won women's high jump bronze, ending India's 24-year medal wait in the event.
Boxing: Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal reached their respective finals.
Dhanda had already contributed to India's medal tally in the women's trap team event alongside Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer. The team had won silver earlier in the competition.
India's second gold of the day came in athletics, where Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj won the women's 4×400m relay.
The Indian quartet clocked 3:29.69 to take the gold, with Bahrain winning silver and China taking bronze. The result also gave India its first athletics gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games.
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Why This Matters
The two gold medals highlight India's progress across both shooting and athletics at the continental multi-sport event. Dhanda's victory represents a significant individual milestone in women's trap shooting, while the relay gold demonstrates India's ability to compete successfully in one of the major team events in Asian athletics. The performances of Gulveer Singh and Pooja Singh also add depth to India's athletics campaign beyond the headline gold medal.
The relay victory was particularly significant for Vithya Ramraj, who has been one of India's prominent performers in athletics during the Games. She had already won medals in other events and earlier broke P.T. Usha's long-standing national record in the women's 400m hurdles.
India's athletics campaign also produced several other podium finishes during the day.
Gulveer Singh won bronze in the men's 5000m, completing a three-medal individual haul at the Games after earlier silver medals in the 10,000m and 1500m.
Pooja Singh won bronze in the women's high jump after clearing 1.84 metres, ending India's 24-year wait for an Asian Games medal in the event.
India also secured additional boxing medals after Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal reached their respective finals.
In volleyball, India's men's team defeated Qatar 3-2 after recovering from two sets down and advanced to the quarter-finals.
The combination of shooting, athletics, boxing and volleyball results made September 29 one of India's significant multi-sport days at the ongoing Asian Games.
