Shooter Neeru Dhanda, who made history with two landmark trap shooting golds in the individual and mixed team event at Asian Games 2026, expressed the role of her coach Mansher Singh in her shooting career and looked back on her humble beginnings, which saw her start pursuing the sport at her cousin brother's place with his equipment.
Neeru's historic Asian Games campaign started taking shape on Tuesday when she became the first Indian woman to secure individual trap shooting gold at the continental showpiece, topping the eight-shooter field with a score of 26. She also set an Asian record on her Games debut in qualification, missing just two shots out of 30 to finish with 28. The shooter was also a top performer in her women's team trap silver alongside Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer, scoring 118 out of 125. The next day came a landmark mixed trap team gold with Kynan Chenai, where the duo breached the Asian Games record of 30 held by Qatar to score 34 and get India's first-ever mixed team trap shooting event gold. Now with three medals included two standout golds, Neeru has arrived in Delhi as one of the brightest Indian stars.
