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| Host city |  Tehran, Iran |
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| Dates | 3–9 December |
| Main venue | Azadi Sport Complex |
The 2016 Asian Airgun Championships were held at Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran between 3 and 9 December 2016. [1]
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| Host city | Tehran, Iran |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–9 December |
| Main venue | Azadi Sport Complex |
The 2016 Asian Airgun Championships were held at Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran between 3 and 9 December 2016. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Shahzar Rizvi  India | Jitu Rai India | Wu Jiayu  China |
| 10 m air pistol team | India Om Prakash Mitharwal Jitu Rai Shahzar Rizvi | China Pu Qifeng Wu Jiayu Zhang Jie |  Kazakhstan Maxim Mazepa Dmitriy Suboch Rashid Yunusmetov |
| 10 m air rifle | Liu Yukun China | Cao Yifei China | Qian Xuechao China |
| 10 m air rifle team | China Cao Yifei Liu Yukun Qian Xuechao | India Imran Hassan Khan Akhil Sheoran Satyendra Singh |  Thailand Pongsaton Panyatong Apichakli Ponglaokham Napis Tortungpanich |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Zhang Mengxue China | Lin Yuemei China | Ruchita Vinerkar India |
| 10 m air pistol team | China Li Shuyao Lin Yuemei Zhang Mengxue | Iran Behnaz Gholami Elham Harijani Golnoush Sebghatollahi |  Malaysia Alia Sazana Azahari Joseline Cheah Bibiana Ng |
| 10 m air rifle | Xu Hong China | Du Bei China | Shi Mengyao China |
| 10 m air rifle team | China Du Bei Shi Mengyao Xu Hong | India Anjum Moudgil Sriyanka Sarangi Suma Shirur | Iran Narjes Emamgholinejad Najmeh Khedmati Nesa Paryab |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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