The air at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery went quiet as Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai locked in. They finished on 34 points to take the trap mixed team gold, leaving Qatar’s silver medalists two points behind. It was a clean, decisive win. No drama in the final series, just precision.
China took bronze on 23 points, but the focus remained on the Indian duo’s consistency. They scored 6 in the first series, jumped to 16 in the second, and hit 26 by the third. By the end, that 34-point total was untouchable.
For Dhanda, this is the third medal of her Asian Games 2026 run. She already made history as the first Indian woman to win an individual trap gold and added a silver in the women’s team event. Now, with Chenai, she has completed a golden trio.
The mixed event demands sync, not just skill. Dhanda and Chenai delivered exactly that across all four series. No wobble, no missed clays. Just two shooters moving in perfect rhythm under pressure.
With the medal secured, India’s shooting contingent looks back on a dominant week in Japan. The next challenge? Keeping the momentum alive as the Games proceed through the final days in Aichi-Nagoya.