India won medals across shooting, athletics, and other sports with podium finishes according to records. As athletes battled through preliminary rounds and medal matches, the delegation accumulated significant hardware across multiple disciplines, highlighted by strong performances on the shooting ranges and track events.
Shooting Ranges Deliver Multiple Silver and Bronze Medals
The shooting contingent secured numerous podium places across individual and team events. In the women’s 10-meter air rifle team event, Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, and Vidarsa Vinod combined to capture the silver medal. Valarivan also secured an individual silver medal in the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition. In the corresponding men’s event, Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon, and Parth Mane earned a silver medal in the team category, while Dhillon claimed individual silver and Patil secured bronze.
Additional shooting medals came from the shotgun disciplines. Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan, and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won bronze in the women’s skeet team event. Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Munjeshwar Singh (Meraj Khan), and Bhavtegh Singh Gill took bronze in the men’s skeet team event, while Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal added a bronze in the mixed skeet team competition. In rifle disciplines, Aishwary Pratap Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil, and Neeraj Kumar earned team silver in the men’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions, and Tilottama Sen, Ashi Chouksey, and Vidarsa Vinod secured silver in the women’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions team event. Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh captured a gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event.
Gold Success in Team Sports and Cricket
Team sports provided some of the delegation’s most notable highlights, led by the Indian women’s cricket team capturing the gold medal. In the kabaddi arena, both the men’s and women’s national teams secured gold medals in their respective divisions, maintaining regional dominance in the sport. Meanwhile, the men’s badminton team earned a bronze medal following a competitive run in the team tournament.
Track and Field Highlights and Weightlifting
Athletics contributed several podium finishes on the track and in field events. Seema Kumari claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 10,000-meter race, while Gulveer Singh secured silver in the men’s 10,000-meter race. In the longer distance events, Sawan Barwal took silver in the men’s marathon. Field events saw Manpreet Kaur win bronze in the women’s shot put, Baranika Elangoovan claim bronze in the women’s pole vault, and Tajinderpal Singh Toor earn silver in the men’s shot put. In weightlifting, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu secured a silver medal in the women’s 49kg category.
Combat Sports, Racquet Disciplines, and Rowing
Combat and racquet sports added further depth to the medal tally. Roshibina Devi Naorem earned a silver medal in women’s 60kg wushu, and Suchika Tariyal claimed bronze in women’s traditional 60kg mixed martial arts (MMA). In soft tennis, Jay Mina secured a bronze medal in the men’s singles event. Table tennis contributed a bronze through Diya Chitale and Manush Shah in the mixed doubles competition, while Joshna Chinnappa and Velavan Senthilkumar earned bronze in mixed doubles squash. In water sports, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured a bronze medal in the men’s double sculls rowing event.
