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Elavenil Valarivan Secures Individual Silver in Women's 10m Air Rifle at Asian Games
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CNBC TV18•20-09-2026, 16:43
Elavenil Valarivan Secures Individual Silver in Women's 10m Air Rifle at Asian Games
- •Shooter Elavenil Valarivan won an individual silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- •Valarivan also contributed to India's team silver, marking a strong start to the country's shooting campaign.
- •She finished with 252.4 points, narrowly missing gold to Japan's Hinata Taichi (253.0 points), who set a new Asian Games record.
- •This is Valarivan's first Asian Games medal in the event, having previously competed in 2018 and 2022 without reaching the podium.
- •Valarivan acknowledged needing to improve her performance in finals, stating she may have relaxed slightly after establishing a lead.
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Indian rifle shooter Elavenil Valarivan won the individual silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2026 Asian Games, finishing with 252.4 points.
Japan's Hinata Taichi won the gold medal with an Asian Games-record score of 253.0 points, narrowly edging out Elavenil Valarivan.
Elavenil Valarivan teamed up with Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod to secure India's first shooting medal, a silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event.
