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| Host city |  New Delhi, India |
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| Dates | 25 September – 1 October |
| Main venue | Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range |
The 2015 Asian Airgun Championships were held at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi, India between 25 September and 1 October 2015. [1]
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| Host city | New Delhi, India |
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| Dates | 25 September – 1 October |
| Main venue | Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range |
The 2015 Asian Airgun Championships were held at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi, India between 25 September and 1 October 2015. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Sepehr Saffari  Iran | Gurpreet Singh India | Jitu Rai India |
| 10 m air pistol team | India Gurpreet Singh Omkar Singh Jitu Rai |  Kazakhstan Vladimir Issachenko Vyacheslav Podlesniy Rashid Yunusmetov |  Saudi Arabia Atallah Al-Anazi Aqeel Al-Badrani Mohammed Al-Malki |
| 10 m air rifle | Abhinav Bindra India | Yuriy Yurkov Kazakhstan | Yu Jae-chul  South Korea |
| 10 m air rifle team | India Abhinav Bindra Gagan Narang Chain Singh | South Korea Kim Da-jin Kim Tae-gon Yu Jae-chul | Saudi Arabia Mesfer Al-Ammari Faiz Al-Anazi Mubarak Al-Dawsari |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Heena Sidhu India | Shweta Chaudhary India | Kim Seon-a South Korea |
| 10 m air pistol team | India Shweta Chaudhary Yashaswini Singh Deswal Heena Sidhu |  Sri Lanka Ruwani Abeymanne Tharanga Dilrukshi Amali Kulatunga |  Hong Kong Chik Yuen Shan Lo Ka Kay Shing Ho Ching |
| 10 m air rifle | Jasmine Ser  Singapore | Elaheh Ahmadi Iran | Ayonika Paul India |
| 10 m air rifle team | Iran Elaheh Ahmadi Narjes Emamgholinejad Mahlagha Jambozorg | India Apurvi Chandela Pooja Ghatkar Ayonika Paul | South Korea Kim Bo-min Lee Hye-jin Song Chae-won |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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