Himanshu Dhillon’s 252.4 points took India silver in the men’s 10m air rifle, beating China’s Lihao Sheng who finished 254.2. The win comes just an hour after the trio—Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil, and Parth Mane—lifted the team silver.
Dhillon’s 10.6 in the sixth series was the spark that pushed him from third to second. Patil, who had led early, fell to 230.9, securing bronze. The trio’s combined effort lifted India’s shooting medal count to five.
Tariyal’s bronze in women’s traditional 60kg MMA marks India’s first medal in the sport’s debut at the Games, while the team also beat Japan 49‑24 in men’s kabaddi and Indonesia 17‑1 in women’s hockey.
Sumit advanced 5‑0 over Thailand’s Bunjong Sinsiri in boxing, and the table‑tennis squad swept Pakistan 3‑0. Srihari Nataraj qualified for the men’s 50m backstroke final.
India’s haul of six medals keeps the nation in the lead of the Games table, setting the stage for a decisive showdown in the upcoming shooting and combat‑sports events.