New Delhi: India added four medals on Day 2 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Monday, taking its overall tally to six, with three coming from shooting and one from mixed martial arts.
The standout performance came in the men’s 10m air rifle event, where Himanshu Dhillon won the individual silver medal and Rudrankksh Patil secured bronze. Earlier, Dhillon, Patil and Parth Mane had combined to win silver in the men’s 10m air rifle team event. The three shooting medals took India’s tally from the opening two medals to six, according to reports.
Suchika Tariyal added another medal for India by winning bronze in the women’s traditional 60kg mixed martial arts category. She lost her semifinal bout against Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo, securing India’s first Asian Games medal in mixed martial arts.
India also recorded important victories across team events on Day 2. The women’s table tennis team defeated Pakistan 3-0 in their Group F match, while the men’s team also registered a 3-0 victory over Pakistan. The women’s team’s win was its second victory of the campaign, while the men’s side bounced back after losing to Iran in its opening match.
In hockey, India secured its second consecutive win in Group B by defeating Indonesia 17-1 in the women’s competition. The Indian men’s kabaddi team began its Group A campaign with a 49-24 victory over Japan, while the women’s team defeated Bangladesh 42-21 in their Group A clash.
India also advanced in badminton as the men’s team defeated Bangladesh 3-0 in the Round of 16.
In wushu, Aryan moved closer to a medal in the men’s 56kg event, while Roshibina Devi was also one win away from assuring a medal in the women’s 60kg category.
In swimming, Srihari Nataraj reached the men’s 50m backstroke final, while Rishabh Das was named as a reserve. Nataraj later finished 10th in the final with a time of 25.52 seconds. Akash Mani and Gitesh Shah failed to qualify for the men’s 50m freestyle final, while Dhanush Suresh also missed out on the final of the men’s 100m breaststroke.
In wushu, Nyeman Wangsu finished 15th in the women’s Changquan final.
In soft tennis, Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena opened their mixed doubles Group B campaign with a 5-0 victory over Cambodia’s Viva Chao and Chanroseka Khun. They later suffered a 1-5 defeat to South Korea’s Kim Yeon-hwa and Jaekyu Park before losing to the Philippines’ Christy Sanosa and Sherwin Nuguit in the Round of 16.
In sepaktakraw, Japan defeated India 2-1 in the Group B match.
India’s Day 2 campaign therefore featured four medals along with victories in hockey, kabaddi, badminton and table tennis, while athletes in wushu and other disciplines continued their efforts to progress further in the competition.
