Asian Games 2026: India has got its second medal in the Asian Games. India's Elavenil Valarivan (252.4), who won the gold medal in the 2019 World Cup, has won the silver medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle event. Earlier in the day, he had also won a silver medal in the team event. This is India's second medal in the Asian Games. Elavenil Valarivan has won a silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the Asian Games. Elavenil, who won the bronze medal in the 2025 World Championship, scored 252.4 points in the final.
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Japan's Hinata won gold
Japan's Hinata Taichi (253.0) won the gold medal. While South Korea's Hyojin Ban (230.4) won the bronze medal. Whereas, Sonam Uttam Muskar (167.0) finished sixth in the final. Earlier, India's Sonam Uttam Muskar, Elavenil Valarivan and Vidarasa Vinod gave a great start to the country's campaign in shooting by winning the first silver medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle team event on Sunday.
The Indian trio performed brilliantly and finished second with a total score of 1898.0. The Chinese team set a new world record in qualifying with 1904.2 points. China bettered its own previous record of 1902.0 set at the Asian Championships in Shymkent in August last year.