Asian Games 2026 Day 3: Himanshu, Rudrankksh and Suchika deliver medals; India dominate team events

India assured of two more shooting medals. But what will be the colour of those medals?

Ma Sihan of China gets eliminated after a tensed shoot-off against Mongolia's Nyantai

After 18 shots in the Men's 10m Air Rifle Final, Sheng Lihao stands at the top with 190.2 points, followed by Rudrankksh (189.7) and Himanshu Dhillon (188.9).

India will face Indonesia in the women's Pool B match.

But the bigger news: Savita Punia will become India's most-capped player in history (321).

"Right hand use karon" -- you can hear Suchika's coach screaming in the final seconds. The buzzer goes. Suchika believes she has won, and so does her opponent. Seems like the Singaporean landed a few punches, before Suchika did the same in the final few seconds before the buzzer.

What's the decision from the judges? Well, Suchika is already in tears. Hui Hoon Teo progresses to the gold-medal bout. Unfortunate scenes here…but she takes home the BRONZE medal.

What a start from Rudrankksh! He is leading after first series of five shots.

Here's how the standing looks…

Rudrankksh Patil - 52.8

Sheng Lihao - 51.7

Bayaraa Nyantai - 52.3

Himanshu Dhillon - 52.2

Shin Minki - 52.2

Ma Sihan - 52.1

Kanurian Al Ghozi - 51.7

Park Hajun - 51.4

Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon are among the eight shooters who have qualified for the final. The man to beat is Sheng Lihao of China. But the two Indians will look to add to India's shooting medal list.

Bunjong started strong in the opening round, but Sumit improved as the bout progressed. The Indian takes the first round 4-1.

Nice little camaraderie from the two boxers in the end, but Sinsiri probably edged in the second round. And there you go...4-1 in favour of the Thai boxer. Momentum now in favour of Sinsiri.

Sumit comes out on the front foot in the final round. He is trying to put Sinsiri at bay with the use of jab. Great movement as well...ducking the attacks from the Thai. He is killing time...and is landing the cleaner punches. Looks like he is winning this round.

Sumit does indeed win the final round, 5-0. He came out stronger in this round, firing on all cylinders. SUMIT WINS!

Sumit goes up against Sinsiri Bunjong of Thailand in the Men's 70kg preliminary round

They had put on a phenomenal show in the opening match. But Japan pulled things back spectacularly in the men's regu Group B matches to win the final two.

Suchika Tariyal will be in action shortly, against Singapore's Teo Hui Hoon in the women's traditional MMA 60kg semifinal.

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Japan win the opening set 15-9 against India in the final match of the men's regu group-stage clash. India by no means have played poorly in either of the second or the third match. Just tough luck.

Raiza, who was the youngest Indian shooter at the 2024 Paris Olympics, enjoyed a stellar start in women’s skeet shooting qualification. She stands joint-top of the standings with 25 points.

Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena go down 5-1 against South Korea in their final Group B match. India finished second in the group stage and qualified for the round of 16. The pair will be in action in about an hour.

Japan won the final set against India in men's regu group-stage clash, 15-11, to force a deciding third match in the contest. Both teams shared the first three points of the first set in Match 3.

Aadhya Tiwari and Meena Joy are in action in their final Group B match, against Korea's Kim Yeon-hwa and Park Jaekyu. Korea won he first four games 4-1, 4-2, 4-2, 75. India took the final game 4-1.

Trailing in the second set, India bounced back to win the second set 17-15. Time for the deciding set in the second match.

Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon make it to the men's 10m Air Rifle final. Rudrankksh scored 631.8 and finished third. Himanshu scored 630 to stand seventh.

The third Indian, Rakesh Mane, finished 11th, with 628.3 points.

What a start to Day 3 for India at the Asian Games. A third silver in shooting. Indian men's 10m Air Rifle team, comprising Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane, and Rudrankksh Patil, finished second with 1890.1 points. China take gold with 1899 points.

That's it! Quick demolition job from India. Sreeja beats Fatima 11-4, 11-4, 11-5. India win 3-0 against Pakistan, and they are through to the next round.

Looks like someone is struggling to find an OTT platform to catch India's Asian Games campaign.

In match 2 of the men's team regu Group B clash, Japan won the opening set 15-12 against India. Remember, these regu clashes are best of 3. So India need to buckle up.

Syndrela Das beat Kalsoom Khan 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 to hand India a 2-0 lead against Pakistan. Sreeja Akula is up next, against Fatima Khan. She wins this and the clash is over.

Rudrankksh slipped from the third to the fifth and then went back to the fourth place after scoring 578.8 points at the end of Series 6. Himanshu Dhillon is in the sixth place with 515.5 points. The top two are Chinese, with Sheng Lihao creating a new Asian qualifying record with 635.4 points. He missed his own world record by 2.5.

Here is more on Rudrankksh Patil and his new mantra -- Less obsession, more calm, another shot at Asian Games glory

Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena have won their second match on the group stage, beating Mongolia's Bud Nyamdorj and Enkhkhuslen Ganbaatar 4-2, 4-1, 4-1, 4-0, 5-3. That's two wins in a row, and up next is Korea.