India’s Kapil won a gold medal in the 10m air pistol men’s junior event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2025 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Monday.
The youngster, who finished fourth (579 – 15x) in the qualifying round, outdid Uzbekistan’s Ilkhombek Obidjonov in the final round, shooting a 10.8 and 10.6 to take the top spot with a total of 243.0.
His competitor could manage only 10.4 and 9.4, finishing with 242.4 to take silver. India’s Jonathan Antony clinched bronze — he shot six 9s in as many series, resulting in a total of 220.7. Mukesh Nelavalli (157.8) finished sixth.
Earlier, in the qualifying, South Korea’s Kim Dooyeon (582 – 26x) topped the sheet, while Anthony (582 – 20x) came second and Nelavalli (582 – 18x) was third.
In the 10m air pistol men’s event, Anmol Jain came sixth with a total of 155.1 in the final. China’s Hu Kai (241.6), Korea’s Hong Suhyeon (239.0) and Iran’s Amir Joharikhou (216.8) were the top three.
Anmol had finished ninth in the qualifying round with 580 – 17x, while Amit Sharma (588 – 24x), who finished atop the qualifying standings, was competing for Ranking Points Only (RPO).
Meanwhile, the Indian team comprising Anmol, Saurabh Chaudhary and Aditya Malra secured a silver in the 10m air pistol men’s team event with a total of 1735-52x. China (1744-51x) bagged the gold medal, and Iran (1733-62x) won bronze.
