India, Jan. 21 -- Tilottama Sen and Rudrankksh Patil took up the 50m rifle three positions (3P) event just a while back, but they produced eye-catching performances in the national selection trials to grab places in the India team. Both are top air rifle shooters, but have added another event to their mix with an eye on the 2026 Asian Games.

With a cap on the number of shooters (five each in men and women's rifle events) at the multi discipline event, a shooter competing in two events increases chances of participation.

Tilottama and Rudrankksh won Paris Olympics air rifle quotas for India but lost out in Olympic selection trials at home by tiny margins. For the Asian Games therefore, they want to maximise their chances of making the cu...