Elavenil Valarivan won two silver medals in women's 10m air rifle individual and team events, opening India's medal account.
Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon secured individual silver and bronze, while India's men's team added another silver medal.
Suchika Tariyal won bronze after losing her semifinal on weight rules, giving India its maiden medal in mixed martial arts.
India opened its medal account at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya with shooter Elavenil Valarivan clinching a couple of silver medals. She finished second in the women's 10m air rifle individual event and also won silver in the team event alongside Sonam Uttam Maskar and Games debutant Vidarsa Vinod.
The shooters added three more medals to India's tally on Monday. Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won silver in the men's 10m air rifle team event. Dhillon and Patil also claimed the individual silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's 10m air rifle event.
It was India's maiden medal in the discipline, which made its debut at the 20th edition of the Games. Tariyal, however, was left shattered by the result and wept bitterly on the mat after the final decision went in Teo's favour.
The bronze took India's overall medal tally to six at the continental showpiece.
India’s Medal Tally At Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya
Shooting: 5
Elavenil Valarivan: Silver in women's 10m air rifle
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod: Silver in women’s10m air rifle team event
Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane: Silver in men's 10m air rifle team event
Himanshu Dhillon: Silver in men's 10m air rifle
Rudrankksh Patil: Bronze in men's 10m air rifle
Mixed Martial Arts: 1
Suchika Tariyal: Bronze in women's traditional 60kg category
