Asiad 2026: India's shooting struggles deepen with no gold after five days
India's shooting struggles at the Asian Games deepened on Thursday as the men's 10m air pistol team, which is traditionally one of the country's strongest disciplines, drew a blank here.
Kamaljeet, Aakash Bhardwaj and Kedarling Uchaganve all missed the eight-shooter final, leaving India empty-handed in an event in which the nation was expected to challenge for a medal.
Kamaljeet came agonisingly close, finishing ninth with 580 -- just one point short of the qualification mark -- while Bhardwaj shot 579 to finish 11th.
Kedarling endured a nightmare outing, finishing 35th with 568.
India's combined score of 1727 was enough for fourth place, but Japan, who had trailed for much of the competition, seized their opportunity when Kedarling's scores began to dip sharply and surged into the bronze-medal position with 1730.
It was another disappointing day for an Indian contingent that has now completed five days of shooting without a gold medal -- an unusual drought for the Asian powerhouse
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