Sports · 22 September 2026
Indian Trio Secures Silver in Asian Games 2026 Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team Event
Exam-focused facts from the 22 September 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India’s Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane and Rudrankksh Patil won the silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle Men’s Team event at the Asian Games 2026, aggregating 1890.1 points at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery.
- China’s Sheng Lihao, Ma Sihan and Zhang Changhong won gold with a total of 1899.0, a Qualification World Record.
- Rudrankksh Patil finished third in qualification with 631.8 and Himanshu Dhillon seventh with 630.0, both qualifying for the Individual Final, while Parth Mane totalled 628.3 to finish 10th.
- Sheng Lihao led qualification with 635.4, an Asian Games Qualification Record, and Zhang Changhong, despite finishing fifth with 630.6, missed the final as only two shooters per country can compete.