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[Shooting Club] TAICHI Hinata wins Gold Medal at the 20th Asian Games; Alumni also claim medals

Oct. 13, 2026


(From left) NOBATA, TAICHI, and HIRATA on the podium after the women’s team event (Photo: AFLOSPORT)
 
TAICHI Hinata, a third-year student in the School of Commerce, won a gold medal in the shooting competition at the 20th Asian Games (2026 Aichi-Nagoya). Two former members of the club, NOBATA Misaki (2026 graduate of the School of Commerce) and HIRATA Shiori (2022 graduate of the School of Political Science and Economics), also won medals.

In the women’s 10m air rifle individual event held on September 20, TAICHI scored 253.0 points in the final to set a new Asian Games record and win the gold medal.
On the same day, the Japanese team consisting of TAICHI, NOBATA, and HIRATA set a new Japanese record with a score of 1,897.1 points in the women’s 10m air rifle team event, earning the bronze medal.

In addition, in the mixed 10m air rifle team event on September 22, NOBATA teamed up with HANAKAWA Naoki of the Self-Defense Forces Physical Training School to win the bronze medal.