The Indian trio accumulated a score of 1891.0. China took the gold with a world record score of 1902.0 while South Korea won the bronze medal with a score of 1897.5.
In the qualifiers, Valarivan (630.7) and Mehuli (630.3) placed eighth and 10th, respectively, to qualify for the final. Ananaya (630.0) narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final.
Meanwhile, Arya Borse and Sonam Uttam Maskar, both shooting for Ranking Points Only (RPO), gave a good account of themselves and finished fifth and ninth in qualifying, respectively.
In the mixed team skeet event, Ganemat Sekhon and Abhay Singh Sekhon added another bronze to India’s tally after edging out Kuwait 39-37 in their medal match. China beat Kazakhstan in the gold medal match while Qatar secured the other bronze on offer.
Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Raiza Dhillon failed to make the medal rounds.
So far, India have won 10 medals – three gold, one silver and six bronze – in senior events at the 2025 Asian Shooting Championships. Only China have won more.
Previously, Anantjeet Singh Naruka won the men’s skeet title, while the men’s 10m air rifle shooting team also bagged a gold.
Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker has won bronze medals in both the women’s 10m air pistol individual and team events. She is also slated to compete in the 25m variant.
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.