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India women’s 10m air rifle team wins silver at Asian Games

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC · How we work

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India Team Wins Silver

India’s women’s 10m air rifle team captured silver at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The trio—Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod—scored 1898.0 points.
Their total placed them behind China’s 1904.2 and ahead of Japan’s 1897.1.
Elavenil Valarivan earned individual silver with 252.4 points, 0.6 behind Hinata Taichi’s 253.0 Asian Games record.
South Korea’s Ban Hyojin took bronze with 230.4 points.

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Mandaviya Praises Shooters

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya praised the women’s 10m air-rifle team for winning silver.
He posted the congratulations on X with the hashtag #AsianGames2026.
The statement, released on Sunday, September 20 2026, followed the team’s podium finish.
Mandaviya highlighted the shooters’ role in sustaining India’s strong performance after the 2022 Hangzhou Games record haul.
He tagged athletes Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod in his post.

History

Historical Context

The 2008 Beijing Olympics, held from August 8 to 24, were a major Asian sporting showcase and coincided with China opening its first high-speed rail line. Decades later, India’s women’s shooting trio captured silver at the 2026 Asian Games, reflecting the region’s growing investment in elite sport and underscoring how early 21st-century sports initiatives continue to shape competition.

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India Team Wins Silver

India’s women’s 10m air rifle team captured silver at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The trio—Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod—scored 1898.0 points.
Their total placed them behind China’s 1904.2 and ahead of Japan’s 1897.1.
Elavenil Valarivan earned individual silver with 252.4 points, 0.6 behind Hinata Taichi’s 253.0 Asian Games record.
South Korea’s Ban Hyojin took bronze with 230.4 points.

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