New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil ensured a double delight for India in the men's 10m air rifle on Monday, winning a silver and bronze respectively in Aichi on Monday.

Rudrankksh, 22, led the 24-shot final till the 15th shot but fell to third as defending champion Sheng Lihao mounted a charge.

Lihao, the reigning Olympic champion and the current world No.1, then got into a familiar rhythm and never let go of the top spot even as the fight for second and third places intensified between compatriots Rudrankksh and Himanshu.

Rudrankksh climbed into the silver medal position going into the final four shots but a poor 9.7 on his 21st attempt consigned him to the third place. Defending champion Lihao even...