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India Wins Women’s Air Rifle Team Silver at Asian Games
India won a silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event.
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod competed for India.
They scored 1898.0 points together.
China won gold with a world-record score of 1904.2 points.
Japan finished third and won bronze.
Sonam was India’s highest scorer, followed by Elavenil and Vidarsa.
Sonam and Elavenil also reached the individual final.
Their team medal gave India an early success in the Games.
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event.
India scored 1898.0 points, finishing behind China’s world-record 1904.2.
Hosts Japan took bronze with 1897.1 points, just 0.9 behind India.
Sonam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan qualified for the eight-woman individual final.
The silver was described as India’s first confirmed medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Who
- India’s Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod competed in the team event; China won gold and Japan won bronze.
- What
- India won the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event.
- Where
- Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- Sunday, during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in 2026.
- Why
- India finished second with 1898.0 points behind China’s world-record 1904.2.
Key facts
- Event
- Women’s 10m air rifle team event
- India’s result
- Silver medal
- India’s score
- 1898.0 points
- Gold medalist
- China, with 1904.2 points
- Bronze medalist
- Japan, with 1897.1 points
- India’s top scorer
- Sonam Maskar, with 634.1 points
- Individual finalists
- Elavenil Valarivan and Sonam Maskar
Sources
Silver For India! Women Shooters Open Asian Games Campaign With 10m Air Rifle Medal
Asian Games: India win first medal, clinch women’s 10m air rifle team silver
India Women Win 10m Air Rifle Team Silver At Asian Games
India open shooting campaign with silver in women’s 10m air rifle team event
Asian Games: India Open Medal Account with Silver in Shooting
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