New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu on Monday congratulated Indian athletes Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Suchika Tariyal for his or her medal-winning performances on the Asian Games 2026.
The official deal with of the President of India on X congratulated Rudrankksh Patil for securing a bronze medal within the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual occasion, saying his achievement resulted in a proud double podium end for India.
‘Congratulations to Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil on securing the Bronze Medal within the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual occasion, culminating in a proud double podium end for India on the Asian Games 2026. May you obtain many extra successes within the years forward,’ the submit learn.
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President Murmu additionally lauded Himanshu Dhillon for profitable the silver medal within the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Final, praising his dedication and sporting excellence.
‘Warm congratulations to Himanshu Dhillon on profitable the Silver Medal within the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Final on the Asian Games 2026. Your spectacular efficiency displays your focus, dedication and sporting excellence. May you proceed to scale new heights and produce higher glory to India,’ the President’s official deal with wrote.
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She additionally congratulated combined martial arts (MMA) athlete Suchika Tariyal for creating historical past by profitable a bronze medal within the sport on the Asian Games 2026.
‘Congratulations to you, Suchika Tariyal, on creating historical past by profitable the Bronze Medal in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) on the Asian Games 2026. With MMA making its debut on the Games, this achievement holds particular significance for Indian sport. I want you continued success and plenty of extra accomplishments,’ the submit acknowledged.
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Meanwhile, India recorded a number of notable performances throughout disciplines on the Asian Games on Monday, with wins in kabaddi, boxing and desk tennis, whereas athletes additionally competed in capturing, swimming, mushy tennis, wushu and sepaktakraw.
The Indian males’s kabaddi staff registered a dominant 49-23 victory over Japan of their Group A match. In boxing, Sumit superior after defeating Bunjong Sinsiri within the males’s 70kg Round of 32 bout. India’s ladies’s desk tennis staff defeated Pakistan 3-0 of their Group F match.
In capturing, Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon certified for the boys’s 10m air rifle particular person last after ending third and seventh, respectively, in qualification. Parth Mane completed eleventh, whereas India secured silver within the males’s 10m air rifle staff occasion.
In swimming, Srihari Nataraj certified for the boys’s 50m backstroke last, whereas Rishabh Das remained as reserve. Mani Akash and Gitesh Shah missed qualification for the boys’s 50m freestyle last, and Dhanush Suresh did not advance to the boys’s 100m breaststroke last.
In mushy tennis, Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena started their combined doubles Group B marketing campaign with a 5-0 win over Cambodia’s Viva Chao-Chanroseka Khun. The pair additionally defeated Mongolia’s Bud Nyamdorj-Enkhkhuslen Ganbaatar however misplaced to South Korea’s Kim Yeon-hwa-Jaekyu Park within the group stage. They later exited after a defeat towards the Philippines’ Christy Sanosa and Sherwin Nuguit within the Round of 16.
In wushu, Nyeman Wangsu completed fifteenth within the ladies’s Changquan last. India suffered a defeat towards Japan within the males’s staff regu Group B match in sepaktakraw. (ANI)