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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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Neeru dedicated her gold to Indian soldiers guarding the country's borders and to former Asian Games champion Raja Ranjit Singh, who died earlier this year
Two days, three medals — two gold and a silver. For 26-year-old Haryanavi shooter Neeru Dhanda, the Asian Games in Japan have turned into a remarkable chapter in a shooting career that began relatively late.
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