Elavenil Valarivan Wins Asian Shooting Air Rifle Gold
Why in the news
Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan beat strong Chinese and Korean rivals on Friday to take the women’s air rifle title.
Key facts
- Event: women’s air rifle, 16th Asian shooting championship, Shymkent.
- Result: gold, 0.6 point ahead of Peng Xinlu.
- Age 26; second individual Asian gold after 2019.
Highlights
- She held off rivals from China and Korea.
- Her earlier individual Asian title came in 2019.
Exam angle
- Athlete: Elavenil Valarivan.
- Venue: Shymkent.
- Silver medallist named: Peng Xinlu.