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Asian Games 2026 medal tally: India opens medal hunt with a silver in shooting; check key results
- On Sunday, Elavenil Valarivan secured India's first individual silver in the Women's 10m Air Rifle at the Asian Games, finishing 0.6 points behind Japan's Taichi Hinata after leading until the final two shots.
- Three years ago in Hangzhou, India's shooters collected medals by the dozen while Elavenil was not on the team; coach Neha Chavan recalls 2022 and 2023 as the toughest stretch when kidney stones derailed her Olympic qualification.
- Inside the final hall, Elavenil started with a perfect 10.9 shot and consistently found mid-to-high 10s until the 18th shot, when she shot 10.1 and finished on 252.4, allowing Hinata to overtake her for gold.
- Earlier that day, India clinched silver in the team event with Elavenil, Sonam Maskar, and Vidarsa Vinod, with Elavenil crediting the medal to combined team effort and her coaches' support throughout training sessions.
- Eight years after her 2018 Asian Games debut at age 18, Elavenil has competed in two Olympics and World Cups; she plans to recover before focusing on world championships, having learned patience and consistency through years without medals.
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Elavenil Valarivan Doubles India's Medal Tally With Second Silver In 10m Air Rifle
The 2025 world championship bronze medallist shot 252.4 points in the final to finish behind Japan's Hinata Taichi, who won gold with an Asian Games record 253.0. South Korea's Hyojin Ban took bronze with 230.4.
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Shooter Elavenil Valarivan strikes double silver at Asian Games
Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan secured two silver medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning an individual silver in the women's 10m air rifle event and contributing to a team silver. Her individual performance saw her finish closely behind Japan's Hinata Taichi, who set a new Asian Games record.
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