Olympians Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta teamed up to clinch gold in the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event as India crossed the 50 mark in total medals in the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship, which is being held here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.
India wrapped up a highly successful BOXAM Elite International 2026 with a dominant showing on the final day, clinching nine gold medals as Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and former Youth World Champion Arundhati Choudhary led a resounding finish in La Nucia, Alicante.
Meghana Sajjanar joined Elavenil on the podium after securing the bronze medal, while Manyata Singh and Aneesha Sharma, along with Shambhavi, ensured India swept the Junior women's podium, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
The mixed team pairs of Mukesh Nelavalli and Vanshika Chaudhary and Girish Gupta and Shiksha Saran secured gold in the 10m Air Pistol junior and youth mixed team events, respectively, to start off India's medal haul earlier in the day.
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Other medals for India on the day include, bronze medals from Vicky Hooda (men's 97kg), Dinesh Dhankhar (men's 125kg) and Muskan (women's 50kg). Currently, India's medal tally stands at seven, with a gold, two silver and four bronze medals, as per Olympics.com.
The Indian women's team, under the guidance of new head coach Santiago Nieva, has confirmed 12 medals, while the Indian men's team is assured of 7 ahead of the semis, as per a press release from the Badminton Federation of India (BFI).
India's Samrat Singh and Suruchi Singh won the silver medal in the Asian Shooting Championships 2026 10m air pistol mixed team event held in New Delhi on Thursday, finishing a close second behind the Uzbekistan duo
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