The Indian shooting contingent opened its medal account at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday, capturing a hard-fought silver medal in the women’s 10-meter air rifle team event. The formidable Indian trio comprising Sonam Uttam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan, and Vidarsa Vinod delivered remarkably composed performances across all six qualification series at the Aichi Shooting Range.
Displaying exceptional consistency, the Indian marksmen accumulated a combined aggregate score of 1898.0 points, finishing just shy of the gold medal-winning Chinese squad’s championship total of 1902.4. Maskar anchored the team scoreline with a stellar 633.2, while former world number one Valarivan shot 632.9 and youthful prodigy Vinod contributed a vital 631.9 points.
National shooting coaches commended the squad’s technical poise under high-pressure qualifying rounds, noting that all three athletes secured top-eight positions to advance to the individual championship final. The silver medal performance generated jubilation among Indian sports supporters and established an encouraging benchmark for the country’s extensive rifle and pistol contingent in Japan.
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