 | |
| Host city |  Kuwait City, Kuwait |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–13 March |
| Main venue | Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex |
The 2014 Asian Airgun Championships were held at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex, Kuwait City, Kuwait between March 7 and March 13, 2014. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Pang Wei  China | Wang Zhiwei China | Mai Jiajie China |
| 10 m air pistol team | China Mai Jiajie Pang Wei Wang Zhiwei |  India Samaresh Jung Prakash Nanjappa Jitu Rai |  Saudi Arabia Atallah Al-Anazi Aqeel Al-Badrani Safar Al-Dosari |
| 10 m air rifle | Chain Singh India | Qin Cong China | Liu Zhiguo China |
| 10 m air rifle team | China Liu Zhiguo Pan Junhui Qin Cong |  Iran Mehdi Ahmadi Hossein Bagheri Mohammad Zaer Rezaei | India Ravi Kumar P. T. Raghunath Chain Singh |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Heena Sidhu India | Wu Chia-ying  Chinese Taipei | Wadha Al-Balushi  Oman |
| 10 m air pistol team | China Huang Yamei Ji Xiaojing Su Yuling | India Shweta Chaudhary Heena Sidhu Harveen Srao | Chinese Taipei Tien Chia-chen Tu Yi Yi-tzu Wu Chia-ying |
| 10 m air rifle | Pooja Ghatkar India | Du Bei China | Yi Siling China |
| 10 m air rifle team | China Du Bei Wu Liuxi Yi Siling |  Mongolia Nergüin Angirmaa Damdinsürengiin Lkhamsüren Mandakhnaryn Tüvshinjargal | India Apurvi Chandela Pooja Ghatkar Ayonika Paul |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Oman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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