ISSF World Championships 2026: India wins women’s 10m air rifle team silver, Elavenil sixth in individual final
Elavenil Valarivan shot 634.2 to qualify for the individual 10m air rifle final at the ISSF World Championships. | Photo Credit: AP
Elavenil Valarivan shot 634.2 to qualify for the individual 10m air rifle final at the ISSF World Championships. | Photo Credit: AP
India won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event at the ongoing ISSF World Championships on Tuesday, a day after the men claimed gold in the men’s 50m pistol competition at the ongoing ISSF World Championships here on Tuesday.
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar together scored 1894.4 points to finish second, behind China. China took gold with 1899.8 points, while Japan won bronze with 1892.6.
Elavenil was the best of the Indian trio with 634.2 points, followed by Sonam (630.5) and Shambhavi (629.7). Having finished third in the qualification round.
Elavenil advanced to the individual final, where she has a good chance of winning a medal and securing India’s first Olympic quota.
In the men’s 10m air rifle event, Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon and Paarth Makhija missed out on both the team and individual finals.
India now sit second in the medal table with one gold and two silvers. China lead with five medals, three of them gold.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published on Nov 03, 2026
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