Aichi Nagoya: India won two bronze medals in the skeet team events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, with the women’s and men’s teams finishing third in their respective events.
The Indian women’s skeet team of Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Maheshwari Chauhan won the bronze medal after finishing third with a combined score of 331.
Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal recorded scores of 111 each out of 125, while Maheshwari Chauhan contributed 109 points to India’s total.
China claimed the gold medal with a score of 346, while Kazakhstan secured the silver medal. The bronze added to India’s medal tally in shooting, taking the country’s total in the discipline to six.
The Indian men’s skeet team of Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill also won the bronze medal in the team event.
The Indian trio finished third with a total score of 346 points. India was tied with Kazakhstan for third place but secured the bronze medal after prevailing in the shoot-off.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka also advanced to the men’s skeet individual final after a strong qualification performance. The final is scheduled to begin at 12:30 PM IST.
Meanwhile, two-Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker advanced to the women’s 10m air pistol individual final after a strong qualification performance. Fellow Indian shooters Suruchi Inder Singh and Esha Singh missed out on a spot in the medal round.
In rowing, Balraj Panwar qualified for the men’s single sculls final after finishing third in his heat with a time of 6:52.84 seconds. He finished fourth overall across the two heats to book his place in Final A.
The men’s double sculls pair of Satnam Singh and Salman Khan also progressed to the final after finishing second in their heat with a time of 6:15.63 seconds. They finished fourth overall across the two heats.
India’s Harshwardhan Shaktawat, Varinder Singh, L Naocha Singh Oinam and Arun Singh qualified for the men’s kayak four 500m final after finishing third in Heat 1 of the canoe sprint event with a time of 1:29.447.
In canoe sprint, Megha Pradeep finished fifth in the women’s canoe single 200m heats to qualify for the semi-finals. Parvathy Geetha and Phairembam Soniya Devi also advanced to the women’s kayak double 500m event.
In table tennis, Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade defeated Maldives’ Mohamed Ismail and Fathimath Ali in the mixed doubles round 2 match. Manush Shah and Diya Chitale also progressed after defeating Sri Lanka’s Chanul Kulappuwawadu and Bimandee Swarna.
In swimming, Benedicton Beniston finished fourth in his men’s 100m butterfly heat and 13th overall, while Sajan Prakash did not start the event, with both missing out on qualification for the final. Vedaant Madhavan finished sixth and Aneesh Sunil fourth in their respective men’s 200m freestyle heats and will await final qualification confirmation.
Meanwhile, Jaswinder Singh and Nitin Kumar finished fourth in the men’s pair rowing heats and will compete in Final B. In the women’s four rowing event, Gurbani Kaur, Aleena Anto, Tendenthoi Haobijam and Poonam also featured in the heats.
India are enjoying a productive day at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, winning two bronze medals in shooting, while Jay Meena assured the country of its first-ever soft tennis medal after progressing to the semi-finals.
