Arina malinovskaya

Sonam Uttam Maskar: Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa K. Vinod came agonisingly close to adding individual medals to India’s shooting tally at the Asian Games 2026, but both narrowly missed the podium after a dramatic women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final on Saturday.

Tilottama was particularly close to bronze. The Indian shooter entered the final shot for third place holding a 0.3-point advantage over South Korea’s Kim Jieun. However, a 9.4 on her final attempt opened the door for Kim, who responded with a 10.5 to snatch the bronze. Tilottama was left to settle for fourth.

Vidarsa’s challenge ended earlier in the elimination sequence. A 10.4 helped her survive one round and move past Kazakhstan’s Arina Malinovskaya, who finished with 316.7. But another 10.0 on the following shot brought Vidarsa’s final to an end, leaving her fifth with 327.4.