Neeru Dhanda is carrying the flag for India at the Asian Games 2026 closing ceremony — and she’s doing it with three medals to her name. The 27-year-old trap shooter, who just wrapped up her events in Nagoya, has been named the women’s flag-bearer for the final parade of nations, a rare honour that comes after a campaign so strong it rewrote the script for Indian shooting on the continental stage.
She didn’t just medal. She made history. Her gold in the women’s individual trap event was the first ever by an Indian woman in that discipline at the Asian Games. That alone would’ve been enough.
But then came the silver in the team event, shared with Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat. And a second gold, this time in the mixed team event with Kynan Chenai. Three medals. Two golds.
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