Indian shooters Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil won silver and bronze medals in the men’s 10m air rifle individual event at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday. China’s Sheng Lihao won gold in a close final. The result gave India two medals in the men’s 10m air rifle India event.Key HighlightsHimanshu Dhillon won the silver medal.Rudrankksh Patil secured the bronze medal.China’s Sheng Lihao took the gold medal.India finished with a double podium finish in shooting.Close Fight in the 10m Air Rifle FinalThe Himanshu Dhillon Rudrankksh Patil 10m Air Rifle final was close from the start. Rudrankksh began strongly and took the early lead with a score of 52.8 after the first series.He then scored 53.2 in the second series. This helped him move 1.1 points ahead of the other shooters. Himanshu also stayed near the top and moved into second place during the competition.After 12 shots, Rudrankksh led with 127.4 points. Himanshu was second with 126.6, while Sheng was third with 126.3.The battle became even closer after 16 shots. Sheng moved into first place with 168.8 points. Rudrankksh and Himanshu were just behind him at 168.6 points each.Related Instagram Video :Asian Games: Himanshu Dhillon Wins Silver,Dramatic Finish for Indian ShootersHimanshu produced a strong 10.9 shot and moved very close to Rudrankksh. He then scored 9.8 but recovered with a 10.6.After 20 shots, Sheng had a one-point lead. Rudrankksh was second with 210.6, while Himanshu was third with 210.0.Rudrankksh was eliminated after 22 shots. He finished with 230.9 points, only 0.1 behind Himanshu’s 231.0. His bronze medal added another achievement to his Asian Games shooting 2026 campaign.Himanshu then faced Sheng in the final battle for gold. Both shooters scored 10.6 with their final shots. Sheng finished with 233.0 points and won gold, while Himanshu took silver.“India secured a silver and bronze double in the men’s 10m air rifle individual event.”India Adds More Shooting MedalsThe Indian shooters Asian Games campaign has been strong in the 10m air rifle events. Himanshu, Rudrankksh and Parth Mane had earlier won silver in the men’s 10m air rifle team event.India finished second with 1890.1 points, behind China’s 1899.0. South Korea won bronze with 1841.4.The India double medal shooting result in the individual event adds more success to India’s campaign. Himanshu and Rudrankksh both finished on the podium, giving India two more medals in the 10m air rifle Asian Games competition.Also Read : India Wins First-Ever Asian Games Medal in Mixed Martial Arts
