FPJ Exclusive | 'We Gave Our Best': Indian Shooter Parinaaz Dhaliwal Opens Up On Winning 2 Bronze Medals At Asian Games 2026
Indian shooter Parinaaz Dhaliwal opened up on her memorable Asian Games 2026 campaign after securing two bronze medals for India: one in the women’s skeet event and another in the mixed team skeet event alongside Anantjeet Singh Naruka. Speaking to The Free Press Journal , Dhaliwal expressed her happiness at returning home with two historic medals and said she felt blessed to achieve the feat for…
Indian shooter Parinaaz Dhaliwal celebrated her memorable Asian Games 2026 campaign by securing two bronze medals – one in women's skeet and another in mixed team skeet. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, she expressed immense happiness at returning home with these historic medals, crediting her and her teammates for giving their all.
"It feels amazing. It just feels really, really nice to go back home with two historic medals," she noted. Dhaliwal praised the intense competition in women's skeet, where Indian shooters pushed each other to their limits. In the mixed team event, she revealed that her partnership with Anantjeet Singh Naruka was unwavering until the final target, despite knowing they had little chance of advancing further.
"We were like, ‘Okay, let’s just finish it off with grace and just give it our all and we’ll see.’ I'm glad that both of us did the same thing," she shared. With the Asian Games concluded, Dhaliwal is now focused on the World Championship in Doha, set for the first week of November. This event is crucial for qualifying athletes for the Los Angeles Olympics. "The next goal after the Asian Games is to prepare for the World Championship," Dhaliwal stated.
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