India secured the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod combining to win the country’s first medal of the Games on Sunday.
The Indian trio accumulated 1,898 points to finish behind China in the team standings. Japan were fourth, while Korea remained in the hunt with one shooter yet to complete her series.
Elavenil Valarivan produced a standout performance, finishing with 633.5 points, and has also booked her place in the individual final. Sonam Maskar is through to the final as well.
With India already assured of a podium finish, the shooting contingent has opened the country's medal account at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event.
Meanwhile, Suchika Tariyal also secured a medal at the Asian Games after defeating Altanchimeg Baigalmaa in the women’s traditional 60kg MMA event to book her place in the semifinal on Friday in Nagoya.
Baigalmaa came out aggressively in the second and final round, looking to overturn the contest, but Suchika’s defence held firm under sustained pressure.
As Baigalmaa continued to attack, Suchika produced a crucial reversal and took her opponent to the ground. She maintained control until the end of the round, doing enough to secure the victory.
With the win, Suchika advanced to the semifinal and confirmed India’s first medal of the Games.
(With inputs from ANI)