India’s shooting team added a silver medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, September 25, as Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar and Rudrankksh Patil finished second in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event. Their combined score of 1762-94x put them four points behind China, who took gold with 1766-95x. South Korea claimed bronze with 1751-87x.
The result continued India’s run of shooting medals at the Games, although the team could not retain the title India won at the previous Asian Games in Hangzhou. In the 50m rifle 3 positions event, each shooter competes in kneeling, prone and standing positions. The individual qualification scores are added together to determine the team standings, making every point across the three shooters’ performances count. India remained close to China but could not close the final four-point gap.
Aishwary led India’s effort with 589-34x and finished third in the individual qualification standings. Niraj scored 588-34x to take fourth place. Both advanced to the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions individual final, giving India another chance to reach the podium. Rudrankksh contributed 585-26x to the team silver but placed ninth individually and missed the final.
The silver brought India’s medal tally to 18 at the time of the supplied report: one gold, eight silvers and nine bronzes. That tally is a snapshot from Friday morning and may change as further events conclude. The team result, however, is settled: China won gold, India silver and South Korea bronze.
India also secured places in two mixed doubles semifinals. In squash, Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar defeated their Filipino opponents 11-3, 11-5 in the quarterfinals, ensuring at least a bronze medal. They are due to face Hong Kong’s Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong in the semifinals on Saturday.
In table tennis, Diya Chitale and Manush Shah beat Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem 3-1, with game scores of 11-6, 13-15, 11-9 and 11-5. Their semifinal berth likewise assures India of at least bronze. With those medals still to be decided, Friday’s confirmed shooting silver gives India another podium finish while its athletes continue to compete across the Games.
