Archive · 22 Sep 2026
India Misses 10m Air Rifle Medal by a Whisker
India competed in 10m air rifle shooting at the Asian Games.
Elavenil Valarivan and Parth came very close to winning another medal.
They missed the medal by a very small margin.
India had already won silver medals in the men’s and women’s team events.
Elavenil had also won silver in the women’s individual event.
On Monday, Himanshu Dhillon won silver in the men’s individual event.
Rudrankksh Patil won bronze in the same event.
India’s shooting team now has five medals in total.
Elavenil Valarivan and Parth narrowly missed a 10m air rifle medal.
India’s shooting medal tally reached five: four silver and one bronze.
Elavenil Valarivan previously won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle event.
India’s men’s and women’s 10m air rifle teams also won silver medals.
On Monday, Himanshu Dhillon won silver and Rudrankksh Patil took bronze in the men’s 10m air rifle event.
- Who
- Indian shooters Elavenil Valarivan, Parth, Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil.
- What
- India narrowly missed a 10m air rifle medal, while its shooters won three medals on Monday and reached five overall.
- When
- On Monday; the article also refers to the first day of the shooting events.
- Why
- The athletes were competing for medals in the 10m air rifle shooting events.
- Sport
- Shooting
- Event
- 10m air rifle
- Monday’s medals
- One silver for Himanshu Dhillon and one bronze for Rudrankksh Patil, alongside another medal mentioned in the report
- India’s total shooting medals
- Five
- India’s medal breakdown
- Four silver and one bronze
- Elavenil Valarivan’s medal
- Silver in the women’s 10m air rifle event
- Team medals
- India’s men’s and women’s 10m air rifle teams won silver medals