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Indias Manu Bhaker qualified for the womens 10m air pistol final at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 4 of the continental event after finishing third in the qualification round, while the Indian team narrowly missed out on a medal, ending fourth.
The 24-year-old Bhaker shot a total of 579-20x across six series to secure her place in the final, scheduled for 9 AM IST, according to ESPN. After opening with a 95 in her first series, she recovered with scores of 96, 96 and 98 in her final three series to finish among the top eight. However, Indias womens 10m air pistol team missed the podium by two inner-10 shots, finishing fourth. Esha Singh ended her qualification campaign with 572 points and finished 16th, despite a strong finish that included a series of 97, 97 and 96. Suruchi Singh finished 26th with 568 points after scoring 93 in her final series. Suruchis performance proved costly for Indias team medal hopes, while Esha will now turn her attention to the 25m sports pistol event. Meanwhile, Indian athletes competed across several disciplines on Day 4 of the Games. In rowing, Balraj Panwar finished third in his mens single sculls heat and fourth overall to qualify for the final. Satnam Singh and Salman Khan finished second in their mens doubles sculls heat and fourth overall, also advancing to the final. In canoe sprint, Harshwardhan Shaktawat, Varinder Singh, L Naocha Singh Oinam and Arun Singh finished third in the mens kayak four 500m heat to qualify for the final. Megha Pradeep placed fifth in the womens canoe single 200m heats and advanced to the semifinals. In swimming, Benedicton Beniston finished fourth in his mens 100m butterfly heat and 13th overall, while Sajan Prakash did not start. Both missed out on the final. Vedaant Madhavan finished sixth and Aneesh Sunil fourth in their respective mens 200m freestyle heats, with qualification still to be determined. Jaswinder Singh and Nitin Kumar finished fourth in the mens pair heats and advanced to Final B. Indias womens four rowing team of Gurbani Kaur, Aleena Anto, Tendenthoi Haobijam and Poonam also competed in the heats. Looking ahead, Indias mens badminton team, which has already secured a medal, will face China in the semifinals as it looks to progress to the final. Wushu athlete Roshibina Devi will also aim to reach the final of her event on Wednesday. (ANI)
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