Shymkent (Kazakhstan), Aug 22 (PTI): Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan clinched the gold medal in women’s 10m air rifle competition of the 16th Asian Championships here on Friday.
The 26-year-old from Tamil Nadu, who has multiple gold medals in World Cups and also been a top-finisher in the World Championships, shot a score of 253.6 to finish on top in the final.
The silver went to China’s Xinlu Peng with a score of 253, while Korea’s Eunji Kwon (231.2) took home the bronze.
Another Indian in fray, Mehuli Ghosh, signed off fourth after scoring 208.9 in the eight-shooter final. PTI PM PM APA APA APA
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