Competition intensified on Monday at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with India in action across a packed schedule that included shooting, MMA, hockey, kabaddi, table tennis and badminton. The contingent doubled its medal count from the previous day, moving to six overall as the country continues its pursuit of a maiden gold at these Games.
Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane added to India’s shooting medal count, winning silver in the men’s 10m air rifle team event with a combined score of 1890.1. China took gold with a world-record 1899.0, while South Korea settled for bronze on 1884.2. It was India’s third shooting medal of the Games within two days. (PTI Photo)
Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil then made history in the individual final, finishing second and third respectively to give India its first two-medal podium in a single event at these Games. Dhillon shot 252.4 for silver, while Patil closed with 230.9 for bronze. China’s Sheng Lihao took gold with an Asian record score of 254.2. (Kasumi Fukudome/Kyodo News via AP)
Suchika Tariyal completed India’s historic run in MMA, settling for bronze after a 2-0 semi-final loss to Singapore’s Teo Hui Hoon in the women’s traditional 60kg category. The result marks India’s first-ever medal in the sport at the Asian Games, with MMA making its debut at Aichi-Nagoya this year after Tariyal had already assured a podium finish. (ANI Photo)
India enjoyed a dominant day across team events. The women’s hockey team followed their 19-0 win over Uzbekistan with a 17-1 rout of Indonesia, while both kabaddi teams began with wins, the men beating Japan 49-24 and the women beating Bangladesh 42-21. India’s table tennis and badminton teams also swept their respective ties against Pakistan and Bangladesh. (Picture Credit: Hockey India)
China blew the field apart on Day 2, more than doubling their gold tally from six to 23 to sit well clear at the top of the standings with 38 medals in total. Japan held on to second place with eight gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze for 32 medals, while South Korea rounded off the top three with five gold, three silver and 15 bronze for 23 medals overall. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Despite doubling their medal count to six — four silver and two bronze — India actually slipped to 12th on the table, having occupied a joint-tenth spot after Day 1. The drop came as several nations, including Kazakhstan, Thailand and Hong Kong, opened or added to their gold tallies, with a first gold of the Games still the missing piece for the Indian contingent. (Asian Games)
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