India take silver in women's 10m air rifle team at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
India opened their shooting campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya on September 20, 2026, winning silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event. Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod combined to finish second behind China, who set a world record of 1904.2, while hosts Japan placed third with 1897.1.
The result represents India's first confirmed medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games. Suchika Tariyal was the first Indian athlete to secure a medal opportunity at these Games by reaching the women's Traditional MMA 60kg semifinals. India's shooters had produced a record 22-medal haul at the Hangzhou Asian Games: seven gold, nine silver and six bronze.
Sonam Maskar was India's leading scorer in the team event with 634.1 points, followed by Elavenil Valarivan on 633.5 and Vidarsa Vinod on 630.4. Those individual totals placed Elavenil and Sonam among the top shooters and into the field for the individual competition.
Elavenil Valarivan and Sonam Maskar both advanced to the eight-woman individual final on the basis of their qualifying scores. Their places in the final give India two competitors in the medal-deciding round later in the day.
The eight-woman individual final is scheduled for later on September 20, 2026, where Elavenil Valarivan and Sonam Maskar will compete for individual medals. The team silver serves as an opening podium for India's shooters at these Games and sets up the immediate prospect of further medals in the individual event.
