Archive · 21 Sep 2026
India Wins Shooting Medals, Suchika Tariyal Makes MMA History
India won three more medals at the Asian Games, but it still had no gold medal.
Shooting was especially successful, bringing India two silver medals and one bronze.
Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil won individual medals, while they and Parth Mane also won a team silver.
China won the shooting gold and set a new world record.
Suchika Tariyal won a bronze medal in mixed martial arts.
This was India's first-ever Asian Games medal in MMA.
She had tied her semifinal opponent, but a rule gave the win to the lighter fighter.
Tariyal was 700 grams heavier and therefore could not reach the final.
India also advanced in badminton, hockey, and table tennis, while its swimming results were disappointing.
India's Asian Games tally reached six medals: four silver and two bronze.
Shooting added two silver medals and one bronze in the men's 10m air rifle events.
Suchika Tariyal won India's first Asian Games MMA medal, a bronze.
Tariyal missed the MMA final after a draw and a technical weigh-in rule favored her lighter opponent.
Indian teams advanced in badminton, hockey, and table tennis, while swimmers struggled to progress.
- Who
- Indian athletes, including shooters Himanshu Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil, Parth Mane, and MMA fighter Suchika Tariyal.
- What
- India won three shooting medals and an historic MMA bronze, taking its total to six medals.
- When
- Monday during the Asian Games.
- Where
- At the Asian Games, including the shooting range and MMA competition venue.
- Why
- Indian athletes were competing for medals, with the national team still seeking its first gold.
Historic Achievement
Missed Opportunity
Suchika Tariyal's MMA result
Historic Achievement
Tariyal made history by winning India's first-ever Asian Games MMA medal.
Missed Opportunity
The bronze was also disappointing because she was prevented from reaching the final by a technical weigh-in rule after a drawn semifinal.
India's medal campaign
Historic Achievement
India's tally reached six, and shooting produced three medals while teams advanced in badminton, hockey, and table tennis.
Missed Opportunity
India continued to wait for its first gold, and the swimming campaign produced weak results.
- India's tally
- Six medals: four silver and two bronze.
- Shooting medals
- Two silver medals and one bronze were added in the men's 10m air rifle events.
- India's shooting total
- Five medals: four silver and one bronze.
- MMA milestone
- Suchika Tariyal won India's first-ever Asian Games MMA medal.
- MMA category
- Traditional women's 60kg category.
- Weigh-in difference
- Tariyal was 700 grams heavier than Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo.
- Swimming result
- Srihari Nataraj finished 10th in the 50m backstroke final.