India made history at the Asian Shooting Championship 2025 in Kazakhstan, delivering its best-ever performance in the tournament’s history. Over 12 days, Indian shooters won a remarkable 99 medals, including 50 gold, 26 silver, and 23 bronze, dominating from start to finish.
Top Three Countries
India topped the gold medal chart with 50 golds, followed by Kazakhstan with 21 golds (70 total medals) and China with 15 golds (37 total medals).
India’s Outstanding Performance
The senior Indian team excelled across 15 Olympic events in rifle, pistol, and shotgun, securing 6 golds, 2 silvers, and 3 bronzes.
Star Performers
Elavenil Valarivan: Broke the Asian record in women’s 10m air rifle and won gold in mixed team with Arjun Babuta.
Neeru Dhanda: Claimed India’s first gold in women’s trap.
Shift Kaur: Won the first Asian title in women’s 50m rifle three-position.
Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar: Gold in men’s 50m rifle three-position, scoring 462.5 in the final.
Raj Kanwar Singh Sandhu: Gold in 25m center fire pistol.
🎯🏆 Pride of Gujarat University🎯
Heartiest congratulations to Elavenil Valarivan, a proud student of Gujarat University, for her phenomenal achievement at the Asian Shooting Championship 2025, Shymkent, Kazakhstan✨#ElavenilValarivan #AsianShootingChampionship pic.twitter.com/EoOZKq5mQu
— EducationGujGov (@EducationGujGov) August 30, 2025
India fielded 182 athletes, who collectively won 99 medals, with 55 individual medals and the remainder in team events. Just one more medal would have taken the tally to a historic century.
Asian Shooting Championship – all you need to know
Asian Shooting Championship is a premier continental shooting competition organized by the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC). It brings together the best shooters from across Asia to compete in various disciplines, including rifle, pistol, and shotgun events.
The tournament features both individual and team competitions, covering Olympic and non-Olympic categories, and serves as a platform for athletes to showcase their skills and earn international ranking points.
Held periodically in different host countries, the championship plays a crucial role in preparing Asian shooters for World Championships and the Olympic Games. India has historically been one of the strongest participants, consistently performing well across events.
