Asian Shooting Championship 2025

Current Context: The 16th Asian Shooting Championship 2025 was held from August 16 to 30 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, featuring over 748 athletes from 27 countries.

• India delivered its best-ever performance, winning 103 medals including 52 golds, dominating junior and senior categories.
• Rashmika Sahgal won double gold in Junior Women’s 10m Air Pistol (Individual & Team), scoring 241.9 points.
• India’s Girish Gupta secured gold in the 10m air pistol men’s youth category
  Ankur Mittal set a world record in Men’s Double Trap with 107 hits, securing individual gold.
• Other standout winners included Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Sift Kaur Samra in pistol and rifle events.
• India’s team of Rashmika, Vanshika Chaudhary, and Mohini Singh clinched gold in Junior Women’s Team Air Pistol.
• Events spanned rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines across youth, junior, and senior levels.

Question:

Q.1 Where was the 16th Asian Shooting Championship 2025 held?
a) Shymkent, Kazakhstan
b) Almaty, Kazakhstan
c) Astana, Kazakhstan
d) Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Answer: a) The championship took place in Shymkent from August 16 to 30, 2025, hosting athletes from across Asia.