India’s Gurpreet Singh delivered a golden double at the Asian Shooting Championship 2025 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Thursday, winning both the individual and team titles in the men’s 25m standard pistol.
The 37-year-old Indian shooter shot a total of 572 with 18 inner tens to pip compatriot Amanpreet Singh, who matched the score but finished with 11 inner tens, for silver. People’s Republic of China’s Su Lianbofan claimed bronze with 570 (15x).
India’s dominance extended to the team shooting competition, where Gurpreet, Amanpreet and Harsh Gupta combined for 1709 points to secure gold. The Republic of Korea (1704) settled for silver, while Vietnam (1677) took bronze.
There was disappointment in the men’s 50m rifle prone team event, where India narrowly missed out on a podium. The trio of Parikshit Singh Brar, Samarvir Singh and Goldi Gurjar finished fourth with 1839.6, just behind Kazakhstan (1841.2).
South Korea topped the standings with 1854.5 and China took silver on 1852.9. Individually, Brar was India’s best performer, finishing seventh with 617.1.
The two medals on Thursday took India’s tally up to 26 medals – 11 gold, seven silvers and eight bronze – in senior events at the 2025 Asian Shooting Championships.
Manu Bhaker won three bronze medals, with one of them coming in an individual event – the women’s 10m air pistol.
The Indian senior shooting squad for the Asian competition comprise 35 members competing for medals in 15 events. A total of 129 Indian shooters are also competing in the junior events at the Shymkent meet.
The Asian Shooting Championship 2025 will conclude on Friday.