Archive · 21 Sep 2026
India Wins Silver in Asian Games 10m Air Rifle
India won a silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle team event.
Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane competed for India.
Together, they scored 1890.1 points.
China scored 1899.0 points and won gold with a world-record result.
South Korea won bronze, although reports give different scores for that team.
Rudrankksh finished third and Himanshu finished seventh in the individual qualification round.
Both qualified for the individual final.
Parth finished outside the qualifying places but helped India win the team silver.
India now has three medals at the Asian Games, all in shooting and all silver.
Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won silver for India in the men’s 10m air rifle team event.
India scored 1890.1 points, finishing behind China’s world-record 1899.0.
South Korea won bronze; reports differ on its score, listing either 1884.2 or 1841.4 points.
Rudrankksh and Himanshu qualified for the individual final, while Parth missed qualification.
India’s three medals at the 2026 Asian Games are all silver medals won in shooting.
- Who
- Indian shooters Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won the team silver; China won gold and South Korea won bronze.
- What
- India won silver in the men’s 10m air rifle team event, while Rudrankksh and Himanshu qualified for the individual final.
- When
- Monday during the 2026 Asian Games; the reports say India’s earlier shooting medals came on Sunday.
- Where
- Nagoya, within the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Why
- India finished second with 1890.1 points, behind China’s world-record 1899.0.
- Event
- Men’s 10m air rifle team event
- Indian team
- Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane
- India’s result
- Silver medal with 1890.1 points
- Gold medal
- China, with a world-record 1899.0 points
- Individual qualifiers
- Rudrankksh Patil placed third with 631.8; Himanshu Dhillon placed seventh with 630.0
- India’s medal tally
- Three medals at the 2026 Asian Games, all silver and all in shooting
- Earlier Indian shooting medals
- Elavenil Valarivan won individual silver and helped India win women’s team silver
Sources
Asian Games 2026: Indian Shooters Continue Medal Rush, Capture Silver in Men's 10 M Air Rifle Team Event
India Add Silver To Medal Tally In 10m Air Rifle Team Event
Asian Games: Indian Shooters Win Silver in 10m Air Rifle
Asian Games: India win silver in men's 10m Air Rifle team event
