| Host city |  Nanjing, China |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–9 April 2008 |
| Main venue | Fangshan Sports Training Centre |
The 2008 Asian Airgun Championships were held in Nanjing, China between April 4 and 9, 2008. [1]
| Host city | Nanjing, China |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–9 April 2008 |
| Main venue | Fangshan Sports Training Centre |
The 2008 Asian Airgun Championships were held in Nanjing, China between April 4 and 9, 2008. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Xu Kun China | Jakkrit Panichpatikum  Thailand | Mai Jiajie China |
| 10 m air pistol team | China Li Huaiyu Mai Jiajie Xu Kun |  South Korea Choi Young-rae Kim Joon-hyuk Kim Yeong-koo |  India Samaresh Jung Amanpreet Singh Vivek Singh |
| 10 m air rifle | Lin Yun China | Li Jie China | Shen Kai China |
| 10 m air rifle team | China Li Jie Lin Yun Shen Kai | India Abhinav Bindra Gagan Narang P. T. Raghunath | South Korea Choi Sung-soon Suk Gyu-nam Yoon Jae-young |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Sun Rongli China | Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul  Mongolia | Otryadyn Gündegmaa Mongolia |
| 10 m air pistol team | Mongolia Natsagdorjiin Ganchimeg Otryadyn Gündegmaa Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul |  Chinese Taipei Huang Yi-ling Lee Pei-ching Tien Chia-chen | China Sun Rongli Wang Dehui Yuan Jing |
| 10 m air rifle | Zhang Yi China | Jasmine Ser  Singapore | Anjali Bhagwat India |
| 10 m air rifle team | India Priya Agarwal Anjali Bhagwat Suma Shirur | Singapore Carol Lee Jasmine Ser Zhou Peixuan | China Li Peijing Yang Xiaolei Zhang Yi |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Singapore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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