Indian athletes have opened India’s account in the medal table with their brilliant performance in the initial days of the Asian Games 2026. Indian shooters have so far won three silver medals in shooting. At the same time, the Indian women’s cricket team has secured its ticket to the final by defeating Bangladesh in a one-sided match.
Shooters excel in shooting: India wins third silver
India got its third silver medal in the Asian Games 2026 in the men’s 10m air rifle team event. The trio of Rudranksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Rakesh Mane secured the second position by scoring a total of 1890.1 points. China won the gold medal of this event with 1899 points.
Earlier, on the very first day of the Games, India had won two silver medals in shooting:
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Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team Event: The trio of Sonam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan and Vidarsaa Vinod won India’s first silver medal.
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Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Event: Elavenil Valarivan won the second silver medal for India with his individual performance.
Rudranksh and Himanshu reached the final of individual event
Another good news from shooting is that Rudranksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon have reached the finals of the men’s 10m air rifle individual event. In the qualifying round, Rudranksh finished second with 631.8 points, while Himanshu finished seventh with 630 points. Both the players will now aim for the medal round.
Women’s cricket: India reached the final by defeating Bangladesh by 114 runs
Indian women’s cricket team continued its strong performance and defeated Bangladesh by a huge margin of 114 runs in the semi-finals. With this victory, India has entered the finals, where India will face Sri Lanka on September 22 for the gold medal.
Table Tennis: Entered knockout after defeating Pakistan 3-0
In the group match of women’s table tennis, the Indian team defeated Pakistan 3-0 and confirmed its place in the knockout round.
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In the third match, Sreeja Akula defeated Pakistan’s Fatima Khan in straight games 11-4, 11-4, 11-5.
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Earlier, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Cinderel Das had also given India an unassailable lead by winning their respective singles matches.
condition of other sports
India’s overall performance in hockey and table tennis was commendable, while in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Suchika Tariyal left a great mark in her fight. However, the performance of Indian players in various events of swimming, wushu and taekball was disappointing and they were out of the medal race.