Former world champion shooter Rudrankksh Patil offered a glimpse of what lies ahead this season by clinching the gold medal, while Olympian Arjun Babuta finished second, as India made a telling statement in the men’s 10m air rifle event at the Asian Championship here Friday.

Rudrankksh shot a superb 251.9 in the final to hold off the challenge from Babuta (250.7) and stamp his authority on the sport, as the duo, along with Vishal Singh, also earned India the team gold in the event.