Inspired by Father and Father-in-Law, Kynan Chenai Wins Asiad Gold
· Sports · Indian Express, Times of India
India's Kynan Chenai and Neeru Dhanda clinched the trap mixed team gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday. The pair shot a total of 136 to qualify fourth before setting an Asian Games record score of 34 in the final to edge out China. Kynan, whose father Darius is a former national trap champion, previously won team gold and individual bronze at Hangzhou in 2023. Neeru was competing in her maiden Asian Games and recovered from early misses to shoot two perfect series. The victory also marks a poignant milestone for Kynan, whose late father-in-law was 1978 Asian Games trap gold medallist Randhir Singh.
Why it matters
The victory adds a historic gold medal to India's shooting tally at the Asian Games, highlighting the sport's deep familial legacies.
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