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Sonam, Himanshu take 10m Air Rifle team bronze

Sonam, Himanshu take 10m Air Rifle team bronze

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Indian rifle shooters Sonam Uttam Maskar and Himanshu Dhillon secured the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Hangzhou, China, adding another podium finish to India’s campaign. Both Indian teams delivered strong performances in the qualification round to advance to the final. Sonam Uttam Maskar (317.2) and Himanshu Dhillon (317.4) combined for an aggregate qualification score of 634.6. Meanwhile, the pair of Elavenil Valarivan (316.8) and Parth Rakesh Mane (317.4) qualified right behind them with a total score of 634.2. In the final, Sonam and Himanshu produced a composed performance to combine for 441.2 points (220.6 each), securing the bronze medal behind China 1 and China 2. Elavenil and Parth finished fourth with a final score of 378.8 (Elavenil: 190.5, Parth: 188.3). Reflecting on the achievement, Sonam Uttam Maskar said, “It was a tough competition, and the overall experience was very good. Winning a medal is always important because it gives us confidence for the assignments ahead. Experience matters more than anything, and this …

A friend in need: Behind Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta’s team rifle gold at Asian Shooting Championships, a familial bond | Sport-others News

A friend in need: Behind Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta’s team rifle gold at Asian Shooting Championships, a familial bond | Sport-others News

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5 min readUpdated: Feb 8, 2026 08:14 PM IST There was a moment at the Paris Olympics when Arjun Babuta was one trigger-finger away from winning a precious Olympic medal. But his nerve deserted him in that moment of need. His friend Elavenil Valarivan, though, didn’t. Elavenil, who had faced her own disappointment at the Olympics, saw Babuta break down in front of media at the Chateauroux shooting range and quickly whisked him away from the stage where the shooter could privately grieve the moment. “When somebody is down, you can see that is not the right moment. I think a friend is what they needed,” said Elavenil after her second gold medal at the Asian Shooting Championships at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range on Sunday. She had won the individual 10m air rifle women’s event earlier and added the 10m air rifle mixed team title with Babuta. It was in 2017 that both Babuta and Elavenil started shooting together in the same ranks as juniors. Almost ten years and two Olympic Games have …

Arjun, Elavenil win 10m Air Rifle mixed with World Record

Arjun, Elavenil win 10m Air Rifle mixed with World Record

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India’s Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan set World Record and Asian Championship record enroute their gold-winning performance in 10m air rifle mixed team final at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship in New Delhi. Arjun and Elavenil combined to score 505 points in the final to successfully defend their Asian title. They finished ahead of Republic of Korea’s Kim Woorim and Kwon Eunji (501 points) and Japan’s Naoya Okada and Misaki Nobata (437.9 points). The previous record of 502.7 set by the German duo of Hanna Buehlmeyer and Maximilian Ulbrich at the ISSF Grand Prix in Slovenia last month. Compatriots Rudrankksh Patil and Meghana Sajjanar, who is eight months pregnant, finished third with a score of 629 in the qualification round. They did not advance as only one pair per nation was allowed to compete in the final. Speaking of his performance in the final and at the continental meet, Arjun said he was delighted to perform consistently. “I have been working on a few aspects for the final round where I was lacking. I am …

Elavenil Valarivan claims women’s 10m air rifle crown

Elavenil Valarivan claims women’s 10m air rifle crown

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Elavenil Valarivan and Meghna Sajjanar claimed a double podium in the women’s 10m air rifle gold at the Asian Shooting Championship at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Saturday. Elavenil scored 252.0 points to top the final while Meghna shot 229.5 to settle for a bronze. Japan’s Misaki Nobata won the silver with 251.5 points. Another Indian in the final, Arya Borse, finished fourth with 209.0 points. Together, Elavenil, Meghna and Arya combined to win the team gold. Elavanil was India’s third individual gold medallist in the senior event after Esha Singh (air pistol) and Rudrannksh Patil (air rifle), respectively. More to follow.. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Indian shooters to focus on recovery, longer breaks with eye on big medals | Sport-others News

Indian shooters to focus on recovery, longer breaks with eye on big medals | Sport-others News

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Reigning 10m air pistol World Champion Samrat Rana, current 25m rapid fire pistol silver medallist Anish Bhanwala, Paris Olympic double medallist Manu Bhaker — a crack Indian shooting team will kickstart the Asian Shooting Championships at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range from Wednesday with an intense year of domestic and international competitions in the offing. The first international tournament of the year has come at a restrained pace for the Indians who can take solace in a tournament that won’t have Chinese shooters, and a curtailed Korean squad – two countries that aren’t just significant challenges at the Asian level but genuine world class shooting squads. In that Indian shooters have the chance to pick up plenty of medals at the continental level without having to completely push their limits. Shooters from Japan and Kazakhstan offer competition, but overall the Indian squad remains top-tier in the world of shooting, something that should reflect in the medal tally not just at the senior, but at the junior and youth levels of this tournament. This year …

Suruchi Singh wins 10m air pistol gold with junior world record at ISSF World Cup Final

Suruchi Singh wins 10m air pistol gold with junior world record at ISSF World Cup Final

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India made a strong start at the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final on Saturday, with Suruchi Singh securing the women’s 10m air pistol gold and setting a new junior world record. Compatriot Sainyam added silver, delivering a commanding opening for the Indian contingent. Suruchi shot 245.1 in the final, surpassing Manu Bhaker’s six-year-old junior world record of 244.7. The performance also extended her dominant run on the World Cup circuit, where she has already won three gold medals this year. Sainyam followed with 243.3 to complete a one-two finish for India. Bhaker, a double Olympic bronze medallist, reached the final but placed fifth with 179.2. Mixed results for India in rifle events In the men’s 10m air rifle final, former world champion Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Paris Olympic finalist Arjun Babuta could not convert their qualification form into podium finishes. Rudrankksh ended fourth with 209.9 after an early 9.8 proved costly, while Babuta took sixth. Sweden’s Victor Lindgren claimed gold with 253.0, ahead of China’s Sheng Lihao and Hungary’s Istvan Peni. Elavenil Valarivan, coming off …

After Olympic heartbreak, Elavenil Valarivan regains joy in her sport, wins World Championship bronze medal | Sport-others News

After Olympic heartbreak, Elavenil Valarivan regains joy in her sport, wins World Championship bronze medal | Sport-others News

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In an elite set of final eight shooters, who all decided to shoot lights out in Cairo on the first day of the shooting World Championships, India’s Elavenil Valarivan first chased, then led, and finally tapered off for a bronze medal in a steely showing, typical of the shooter born in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Elavenil, who has consistently shown the temperament to be a part of the national 10m Air rifle team, especially in a domestic setup teeming with some of the best in the world, was missing that one big medal until now. However, if her 2025 season were viewed as a whole, this was a medal that was a near certainty – even in a sport such as shooting. Elavenil has been India’s best rifle shooter in 2025. She won a bronze medal at the Munich World Cup – where some of the best shooters in her event were present, and were shooting hard-to-believe scores there as well. And then to add to that, she picked up an Asian Championship gold too. On …

“The pressure at shooting trials is a little bit more than the Olympics… it’s just so difficult to get into the team.” | Sport-others News

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* Sandeep Singh, an Armyman, has served in Siachen, faced a dope ban and is yet to win an international medal. Rudrankksh Patil is a former world champion, a world number one and a world record holder. But if the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) follows its rules to the dot, it will be Sandeep and not Patil who will represent India at the Paris Olympics. * On May 5, China’s Jianyu Han shattered the 10m air rifle world record, scoring a scarcely-believable 636.3 out of a maximum of 654. It felt like the mark would take some time to be surpassed. On ay 18, 20-year-old Ramita Jindal, under immense pressure to remain in contention for a spot in the Paris-bound Indian team, bettered it by a decimal: 636.4. The first instance from the four-week-long Olympic Selection Trials (OST) underlines India’s bench strength and depth in quality. The second points at the ridiculously high scores in circumstances all shooters, in one voice, described as ‘tougher than the Olympics.’ “I feel Tokyo (Olympics) was easier. …

Ministry approves Shooter Elavenil Valarivan’s participation in ISSF World Cup

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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in their recent meeting approved Judokas Himanshi Tokas, Shraddha Chopade, and Asmita Dey’s proposals to participate in multiple competitions. While Junior Asian Championship Gold Medallist Himanshi Tokas and Junior Oceania Championship Gold medallist Shraddha Chopade will be heading to Paris, France Grand Slam; Baku, Azerbaijan Grand Slam; Tashkent, Uzbekistan Grand Slam and Linz, Austria Grand Prix, Junior Asian Cup Gold medallist Asmita Dey will join them in Paris for the France Grand Slam. MYAS, under its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) funding will cover their Airfare, Boarding/Lodging, insurance, and local transportation costs for all these competitions and training periods. During the meeting, MOC also approved shooter Elavenil Valarivan’s request to participate in the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Spain under Ranking Point Only (RPO) category. Her Airfare, entry fee, training fee, local transportation cost, visa, and insurance charges among other expenditures will be covered under TOPS funding. Source link