In Photos: India Wins 3 Shooting Medals at Asian Games 2026

Youngsters Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil held their nerve in a gripping shootout to win the individual silver and bronze medals respectively in the men's 10m air rifle while the duo also combined with teenager Parth Mane to add a team silver at the Asian Games here on Monday (Source: Photo by PTI)

The three medals took India's shooting tally to five -- four silver and a bronze -- but once again there was no getting past China's Paris Olympics double gold medallist Sheng Lihao, who lived up to his billing as the world No. 1 with another commanding performance (Source: Photo by PTI)

Himanshu, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Monday, shot 252.4 for silver. Rudrankksh (230.9), who had looked capable of challenging for the top spot after a strong start, finished third (Source: Photo by PTI)

Himanshu spent a year at a gurukul at his father's insistence, an experience he credits with teaching him discipline. He also had a brief stint in wrestling before shooting became his calling (Source: Photo by PTI)

The individual medals came barely an hour after Himanshu, who is competing in his maiden Asian Games, former world champion Rudrankksh and 18-year-old Mane had combined for silver in the team event (Source: Photo by PTI)

China, once again, set the benchmark. Its trio of Sheng, Changhong Zhang and Sihan Ma amassed 1899.0 points to improve its own world record of 1898.4 set in Cairo last year. South Korea took bronze with 1884.2, while India's 1890.1 secured silver (Source: Photo by PTI)

Rudrankksh had initially looked the likelier Indian to challenge the Chinese star. After the second series, the 2022 world champion had an aggregate of 106.0, leading Sheng by 1.1 points, while Himanshu was on 104.8 (Source: Photo by PTI)

The momentum, however, shifted in the elimination series. Rudrankksh faltered with a 9.7, while Himanshu responded with a 10.6 to move into second on the 22nd shot in the 24-shot final. The debutant finished 0.1 point ahead of his vastly more experienced teammate (Source: Photo by PTI)

Rudrankksh finished third in the individual qualification with 631.8 points, Himanshu was seventh with 630.0, while Mane shot 628.3 to finish outside the top eight and narrowly miss the individual final (Source: Photo by PTI)

For India, it was nevertheless a significant finish in an event where every decimal can separate a medal from disappointment (Source: Photo by PTI)