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India Secures First Asian Games Shooting Medal: Women's 10m Air Rifle Team Wins Silver
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News18•20-09-2026, 10:45
India Secures First Asian Games Shooting Medal: Women's 10m Air Rifle Team Wins Silver
- •India's Sonam Uttam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan, and Vidarsa Vinod clinched a silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games.
- •The Indian trio scored 1898.0, finishing behind China, who set a new qualification world record with 1904.2 points.
- •India narrowly beat Japan by 0.9 points for the silver, with Sonam leading the team with 634.1, Elavenil scoring 633.5, and Vidarsa contributing 630.4.
- •Vidarsa, despite taking up 10m air rifle only two months prior, played a crucial role in securing the team's silver medal.
- •Sonam and Elavenil also qualified for the individual final, offering India further medal opportunities.
Key Questions Answered
Sonam Uttam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan, and Vidarsa Vinod combined to win the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle team event, securing India's first medal of the Asian Games in Nagoya.
The Indian trio produced an aggregate score of 1898.0 to finish in second place behind the dominant Chinese team.
China won the gold medal after shattering the qualification world record with a score of 1904.2 points.
