India Wins Silver in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Event at Asian Games 2026
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- India's Niraj Kumar, Rudrankksh Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026 with a total score of 1762-94x, finishing second behind China's gold-medal score of 1766-95x.
- South Korea took bronze with 1751-87x.
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Why It Matters
The men's 50m rifle 3 positions team event is part of the shooting competitions at the Asian Games, a multi-sport event held every four years featuring athletes from across Asia.
Aishwary Pratap Singh, Niraj Kumar and Rudrankksh Patil (Image credit: Agencies)
NEW DELHI: India's Niraj Kumar, Rudrankksh Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026. The Indian trio finished with a total score of 1762-94x to finish second behind China. India scored 294 in the first kneeling series and 587 after the second kneeling series. They then added 297 points in the first prone series to reach 884, before moving to 1180 after the second prone series. In the standing position, India scored 291 in the first series and 291 in the second to finish with a total of 1762 points. China won the gold medal with 1766-95x, finishing four points ahead of India. South Korea took the bronze medal with a total score of 1751-87x.
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Open Questions
- What were the individual scores of each Indian team member?
- What is the significance of this medal for India's overall shooting program?
- How does this result compare to India's performance in previous Asian Games shooting events?
