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India wins its first-ever Asian Games shooting gold in mixed air pistol team
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India wins its first-ever Asian Games shooting gold in mixed air pistol team
India won its first-ever Asian Games shooting gold in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.
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India won its first-ever shooting gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event.
The Indian shooting contingent has also added a silver in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions men's team event, while Indian paddlers and squash players reached mixed-doubles semifinals to secure further medals.
The Games have seen India post a strong overall showing across shooting, weightlifting, squash and table tennis.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Asian Games 2026
- shooting gold
- Aichi-Nagoya
- mixed team
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- Asian Games 2026, shooting gold, Aichi-Nagoya, mixed team
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At the ongoing Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, India won its first-ever shooting gold medal in which event?
- 50m Rifle 3 Positions men's team
- 25m Rapid Fire Pistol individual
- 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
- 10m Air Rifle women's individual
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Answer: C — 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team is correct: India won its first-ever Asian Games shooting gold medal in this event at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, part of a strong overall showing by the Indian shooting contingent.
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