In Pictures: Suruchi Singh, Kamaljeet win shooting gold at Asian Games 2026

India’s shooting range offered contrasting fortunes on Friday, with Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet winning gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event (Source: Photo by PTI)

Suruchi and Kamaljeet, paired at the last minute, converted a second opportunity into India’s shooting gold of the day after both had endured disappointment in their individual events (Source: Photo by PTI)

This is India’s second gold medal of the Nagoya Games after the women’s cricket team title (Source: Photo by PTI)

Suruchi and Kamaljeet won the gold after an impressive performance, finishing with a total of 484.6, 6.6 points ahead of second-placed South Korean pair of Choo Gaeun and Hong Suhyeon. The Indian duo had topped qualification, too, with a total of 587 (Source: Photo by PTI)

For Suruchi, the gold came after she missed the women’s 10m air pistol final earlier in the Games (Source: Photo by PTI)

Kamaljeet had come even closer in the men’s event, finishing ninth — one point outside the final (Source: Photo by PTI)

Their gold provided a lift at the range even as India’s rifle trio were left to rue their standing series, coming close to the team 3-position title but settling for a silver, finishing four points behind China, who took a gold with a total of 1,766 (Source: Photo by PTI)

Tomar, Patil and Niraj had been in a strong position in the 50m 3P team event after the kneeling and prone stages, but their scores dropped in standing, allowing the leading teams to close the gap (Source: Photo by PTI)