Times of India·4 min read

Asian Games: India win four medals as shooting shines; Suchika makes MMA history

H
HIJAM RAJU SINGH
Asian Games: India win four medals as shooting shines; Suchika makes MMA history
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NEW DELHI: Gold continued to elude India, but medals kept coming on the second day of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya as the country added four more to its tally on Monday.Three came from the shooting range, while Suchika Tariyal created history by becoming India’s first Asian Games medallist in mixed martial arts. Her bronze, however, came with heartbreak after a closely fought semifinal ended in a draw, with her higher weight denying her a place in the final.India now have six medals — four silver and two bronze — after two days of competition, but are still waiting for their first gold.Shooting delivers three more medalsThe shooting range once again proved to be India’s biggest source of medals.Himanshu Dhillon won silver and Rudrankksh Patil took bronze in the men’s 10m air rifle individual event, while both were part of the Indian team that secured silver in the team competition…

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