Trap shooter Neeru Dhanda carried the Indian tricolour at the Asian Games 2026 closing ceremony at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on Sunday as the 20th edition of the continental meet came to an end.
Neeru Dhanda earned the honor of the flag-bearer following a memorable Asian Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoyawhere she won two gold medals and a silver.
Neeru was one of the four Indians who finished their campaign with three medals. Archer Kumkum Mohod, distance runner Gulveer Singh and quarter-miler Vithya Ramraj were the others.
The 27-year-old Neeru became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold medal in trap shooting before combining with Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer for silver in the women’s team event.
She then partnered Kynan Chenai to claim the mixed team trap gold as Indian shooters finished the Games with 15 medals – three gold, eight silver and four bronze.
“This has been a truly special experience because this was my very first Asian Games,” Neeru said. “It was the first gold won by India in women’s trap ever, and the first gold medal in trap since 1978.
“To go back from my very first Asian Games with three medals, two of them gold and one silver, all with records, is truly special. I could not have asked for anything more.”
Source: www.olympics.com
