INDIA clinched the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event after the men shot down the gold in the men’s 50m pistol competition at the ongoing ISSF World Championships here on Tuesday. The Indian trio of Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar, and Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar aggregated 1894.4 points to secure the second spot, finishing behind China. China claimed the gold medal with 1899.8 points, while Japan took bronze with 1892.6. Elavenil was the best performer among the Indians, shooting 634.2 points, while Sonam and Shambhavi contributed 630.5 and 629.7 respectively.

 

Elavenil also made it to the individual final after finishing third in the qualification round and had a good chance of winning a medal and sealing the first Olympic quota for India. However, it was not to be as she signed off at the sixth place with a score of 167.3. Earlier in the day, the Indian troika of Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary, and Amanpreet Singh clinched the team gold in the men’s 50m pistol competition. Ravinder also won the silver medal in the individual competition of the event that is not on the Olympic roster. He was India’s top scorer with 559 points, including 11 inner 10s.