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Indian sport shooter (born 2000)
Neeru Dhanda is an Indian sport shooter who competes in trap shooting. She won the women's trap individual and team gold medals at the 2025 Asian Shooting Championships. In 2026, she won the women's trap gold medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato del Garda, becoming the first Indian woman to win a World Cup gold medal in the event. She also won 2 gold and a silver medal in 2026 Asian Games.
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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Asian Games 2026 closing ceremony schedule: Neeru Dhanda leads India as flag-bearer in Aichi-Nagoya.
Star Indian trap shooter Neeru Dhanda has been named Indias women’s flag-bearer for Sunday’s Asian Games closing ceremony after a stellar campaign in which the ace trap shooter won two gold medals and a team silver, making her one of the country’s most successful athletes at the continental event.
Ace Indian trap shooter Neeru Dhanda will be the women's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Asian Games on Sunday after capping a remarkable campaign with two gold medals and a team silver to emerge as one of the most successful athletes at the continental showpiece.