Indian shooters were on target for the second successive day as they delivered a bronze in the men's 10m air pistol team event, while shuttlers bagged another medal of same hue in the women's team competition in the 17th Asian Games on Sunday.
India finished behind hosts South Korea and China to claim the third position. But the Indian trio missed silver by just a whisker. India finished level with China at 1743 points but had shot the bull's eye 64 times compared to China's 65.
Only Jitu from the Indian team could qualify for the individual final finishing second, while Jung and Nanjappa ended 9th and 14th respectively.
But the Lucknow shooter, who won a gold at the 50m Air Pistol event on Saturday, disappointingly failed to complete a double - finishing fifth in the Final.
Meanwhile, ending a 28-year-old medal drought in badminton at the Asian Games, India on Sunday settled for the bronze in the women's team event going down tamely to hosts South Korea in the semi-finals at the Gyeyang Gymnasium.
Though World No.7 Saina Nehwal gave India a good start by winning the first singles, her compatriots went on to lose the next three ties and go down 1-3 in the last-four clash.
But there was some disappointment for India in the Trap shooting range. India's exponents in the Trap event - Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Mansher Singh and Kynan Chenai - put on a sorry show as none of them could qualify for the final round, while finishing finishing sixth in the Team event at the Gyeonggido Shooting Range.
But cheer for India returned at the squash courts with assurance of a medal each in the Men's and Women's Singles category.
In an all-India battle, Dipika Pallikal beat team-mate Joshna Chinappa in a five set battle - 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 15-17, 11-9 - to move into the semis. Meanwhile, it was an Indo-Pak battle in the men's quarterfinals, where Ghosal got the better of Pakistan's Iqbal Nasir 11-6, 9-11, 11-2, 11-9 to assure himself of a bronze.
More good news came from the Men's Tennis Team that booked a quarter-final meeting with top seeds Kazakhstan after blanking Nepal 3-0 in the pre-quarters.
India's expected dominance against Nepal saw them lose just one game in three matches. Sanam Singh beat Abhishek Bastola 6-0, 6-1 in the first match, followed by Yuki Bhambri serving a double bagel (6-0, 6-0) against Jeetendra Pariyar.
India then swept the rubber with another double-bagel win in doubles where the pair of Saketh Sai and Divij Sharan raced home without dropping a game.
Much is also expected of India's men's hockey team that began its campaign on Sunday. They faced the lowly Sri Lankans in their first match on Sunday, and while the team registered an expected victory with an 8-0 margin, the scoreline could have been much healthier considering Pakistan beat the same opponents 14-0.
India also had a good day in equestrian. Shruti Vora and Nadia Haridass qualified for the final round of the Dressage Individual event after a creditable show in the first round. They made the cut for the final round as one of the 15 best performers in the Intermediate 1 (first round) at Dream Park Equestrian Venue.
However, India suffered thumping defeat in women's football, where a hapless Indian team was mauled 10-0 by Thailand.
The men and women handball teams had a contrasting day. While the men slumped to a lopsided 39-19 loss against the South Koreans, the women's team was involved in a thrilling 26-26 tie against the Thais.
The men's basketball team gave a good account of itself against the higher-ranked Saudi Arabia, but despite putting up a commendable fight, the team suffered a 67-73 loss.
In rowing, India's medal hope Swarn Singh Virk was unlucky to not qualify for the final from Men's Singles Sculls Heats, where he finished second. India's men's team in Lightweight Quadruple Sculls also met the same fate, finishing fourth in Heats. In both sections, the Indians will now have to win their Repechage rounds on Monday to move into the medal round.
In the Track event of Cycling, India's Deborah and Mohan Mahitha finished 9th and 11th respectively. Both finished fifth in their respective heats.
Indian swimmers failed to qualify for the finals in their respective categories at the Asian Games.
Saurabh Sangvekar failed to qualify for the men's 200 metre freestyle final, finishing fifth in Heat 4 with a timing of one minute and 53 seconds. Japan's Hagino Kosuke won gold, clocking one minute 45 seconds.
In the men's 200m butterfly event Heat 1, Agnel Dsouza narrowly missed qualification to finish fourth with a timing of two minutes and four seconds. Japan's Seto Daiya won gold with one minute 54 seconds.
In the men's 100m backstroke Heat 3, Madhu Nair clocked 57.81 seconds to finish seventh among eight participants. Japan's Irie Ryosuke clinched gold with a timing of 52.34 seconds.
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