Archive · 25 Sep 2026
India Wins Shooting Silver as Asian Games Medals Multiply
India won a silver medal in a team shooting event at the Asian Games.
The team included Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Niraj Kumar.
China won gold by scoring slightly more points.
South Korea won bronze.
Aishwary and Niraj also qualified for the individual shooting final.
India was guaranteed medals in squash and table tennis after two pairs reached their semifinals.
Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar advanced in squash.
Diya Chitale and Manush Shah advanced in table tennis, while another Indian pair won gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Niraj Kumar won silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
India scored 1762-94x, behind China’s 1766-95x; South Korea took bronze with 1751-87x.
Aishwary and Niraj reached the individual final, while Patil finished ninth and was eliminated.
India’s medal tally reached 18: one gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals.
India also secured at least bronze in squash mixed doubles and table tennis mixed doubles, while Suruchi Phogat and Kamaljeet won shooting gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
- Who
- Indian shooters Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Niraj Kumar, along with other Indian squash, table tennis and shooting athletes.
- What
- India won silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event and secured additional medals or medal guarantees in other events.
- When
- Friday during the ongoing 2026 Asian Games; the squash semifinals were scheduled for Saturday.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, including the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery.
- Why
- India finished second in the team shooting final after scoring 1762-94x, behind China’s 1766-95x.
- Shooting result
- India won silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
- Team scores
- India: 1762-94x; China: 1766-95x; South Korea: 1751-87x.
- Individual qualifiers
- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar qualified third with 589-34x, and Niraj Kumar qualified fourth with 588-34x.
- Rudrankksh Patil
- Patil finished ninth with 585-26x and did not qualify for the individual final.
- India’s medal tally
- India had 18 medals: one gold, eight silver and nine bronze.
- Squash
- Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar reached the mixed doubles semifinals, guaranteeing at least bronze.
- Table tennis
- Diya Chitale and Manush Shah reached the mixed doubles semifinals, also guaranteeing at least bronze.
- Other shooting gold
- Suruchi Phogat and Kamaljeet won the 10m air pistol mixed team event with an Asian-record final score of 484.6.
