India’s Elavenil Valarivan produced a composed and clinical performance to capture the gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the 16th Asian Shooting Championships on Friday, marking her first individual podium of the tournament.

The 26-year-old shooter from Tamil Nadu, a seasoned campaigner with multiple World Cup golds and strong showings at the World Championships, delivered a stellar final score of 253.6 to top the podium in a high-pressure final. Her precision and poise under pressure edged out China’s Xinlu Peng, who took silver with 253.0, while South Korea’s Eunji Kwon settled for bronze with 231.2.

Elavenil creates a Final World Record & Asian Record in Women’s Air Rifle en route winning Gold at the Asian Championships. This is 2nd consecutive Gold at Asian Championships 2024-25. #asianchampion #shootingsports