{"id":2195,"date":"2026-09-24T08:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/09\/24\/india-mixed-skeet-bronze-hockey-thrashing-south-korea-asian\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:37:59","slug":"india-mixed-skeet-bronze-hockey-thrashing-south-korea-asian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/09\/24\/india-mixed-skeet-bronze-hockey-thrashing-south-korea-asian\/","title":{"rendered":"India wins mixed skeet bronze as hockey thumps South Korea at Asian Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>India expanded its Asian Games medal haul on September 24, 2026, by capturing a bronze medal in the mixed team skeet shooting competition and delivering a dominant 8\u20112 victory over South Korea in the men\u2019s hockey pool\u2011A encounter. The dual successes marked the nation\u2019s third medal of the day after earlier silver and bronze wins in wushu and rowing.<\/p>\n<h2>Shooting success in mixed skeet<\/h2>\n<p>In the mixed team skeet event, shooters Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal qualified fourth in the preliminary round, securing a place in the final. The pair capitalised on their final\u2011round performance to finish third, earning India a bronze medal. Their achievement came after a challenging day for the Indian shooting contingent, which saw no medals in the 10\u2011metre air pistol discipline. In the men\u2019s 10\u2011metre air pistol individual qualification, Kedarling B. Uchaganve placed 35th, Aakash Bharadwaj 11th and Kamaljeet ninth. The three shooters, together with Uchaganve, formed the men\u2019s air\u2011pistol team that finished fourth, just missing the podium.<\/p>\n<h2>Hockey dominance over South Korea<\/h2>\n<p>The Indian men\u2019s hockey team continued its unbeaten run with an emphatic 8\u20112 triumph over South Korea. Forward Dilpreet Singh recorded a hat\u2011trick, while the rest of the squad contributed evenly across the match. India surged ahead to a 5\u20110 lead by halftime and maintained pressure in the second half to seal the comprehensive win. The result not only reinforced India\u2019s status as a leading contender in the tournament but also added valuable points to its overall Asian Games campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Indian highlights on the day<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier in the schedule, India secured a silver medal in wushu when Roshibina Devi finished second in the women\u2019s Sanda 60\u202fkg final. In rowing, the duo of Satnam Singh and Salman Khan earned a bronze medal in the men\u2019s double sculls final, contributing the country\u2019s second medal of the day. Additional rowing performances included Balraj Panwar\u2019s fourth\u2011place finish in the men\u2019s single sculls Final\u202fA, Jaswinder Singh and Nitin Kumar\u2019s victory in the men\u2019s pair Final\u202fB, and a fourth\u2011place finish for Rohit\u2011Ujjwal Kumar Singh in the men\u2019s lightweight double sculls Final\u202fA. The women\u2019s four crew of Gurbani Kaur, Poonam, Tendenthoi Devi Haobijam and Aleena Anto finished last in their Final\u202fA.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s presence was also felt across other sports. In table tennis, the women\u2019s pair Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade defeated Iran\u2019s Iloukhani Setayesh\u2011Ashtari Mahshid 3\u20110 in the round of 32, while men\u2019s singles competitor Manush Shah overcame Malaysia\u2019s Wong Qi Shen. Squash saw Indian mixed doubles champions Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar progress past the round of 16, and women\u2019s singles players Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna each recorded straight\u2011set victories. Kabaddi delivered a 37\u201121 win for the men\u2019s team against Chinese Taipei, and fencing saw Bhavani Devi advance to the round of 16 in women\u2019s sabre before exiting.<\/p>\n<p>The day\u2019s timeline reflected a packed schedule of Indian participation. Early morning events featured rowing and wushu medals, followed by shooting qualifications and mixed skeet finals around mid\u2011morning. The hockey match took place just before noon, and the remainder of the afternoon was filled with athletics, boxing, gymnastics and additional esports contests. Throughout, Indian athletes consistently reached finals or posted competitive finishes, underscoring the breadth of the nation\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, India\u2019s medal prospects remain strong as the Asian Games progress. The mixed skeet bronze adds to a growing tally that already includes medals in combat sports, water sports and team events. The hockey team\u2019s eight\u2011goal display reinforces its ambition to contend for gold in the remaining pool matches and the knockout stages. With a mix of individual brilliance and cohesive team performances, India appears well\u2011positioned to improve its standing on the overall medal table in the days to come.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India added a bronze in mixed team skeet and an 8\u20112 win over South Korea in men\u2019s hockey on September 24, 2026, boosting its Asian Games medal count.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1661,2362,216,2363,2361,2054],"class_list":["post-2195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-asian-games","tag-hockey","tag-india","tag-mixed-skeet","tag-shooting","tag-south-korea","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}