Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan claimed the bronze medal in the women's 10m air rifle final at the ISSF World Cup in Munich on Tuesday, scoring 231.2 points. Chinese teenager Wang Zifei won gold with 252.7 points while Korea's Kwon Eunji secured silver with 252.6 points.
The 25-year-old Indian started strongly in the final with impressive shots of 10.7 and 10.8. She briefly led the competition before slipping to third place after a crucial 9.8 shot late in the match.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! In the qualification round, Elavenil set a national record by finishing second with a score of 635.9, averaging nearly 10.6 per shot over 60 shots. Wang Zifei topped qualifications with 637.9, setting a Qualification World Record. Norway's Jeanette Hegg Duestad qualified third with 635.7 points, followed by Kwon Eunji at 635.6. Turkey's Elif Berfin Altun and Chinese shooter Han Jiayu rounded out the top six qualifiers.
Elavenil Valarivan won Bronze at ISSF WC in Munich (Image via X)
Other Indian participants had mixed results in the qualification round. National champion Ananya Naidu finished 15th with 632.4 points, while Ramita Jindal, shooting for ranking points only, placed 13th with 632.6. Indian shooters Meghana Sajjanar and Arya Borse finished 25th and 60th respectively in the same event.
In the men's 10m air pistol event, Nishant Rawat secured fifth place in Qualification Relay 1 with a score of 582, while Aditya Malra finished 18th, scoring 578.
The women's 25m pistol qualification saw multiple Asian Games medallist Esha Singh in fourth position after the precision stage with 294 points. Paris Olympics double bronze medallist Manu Bhaker held 12th place with 290 points.
Simranpreet Kaur Brar scored 288 points for 19th place in the precision stage. The rapid fire round will conclude on Wednesday, followed by the final. For Elavenil, this performance marked an improvement from her fourth-place finish at the Munich World Cup in 2018. She maintained strong composure throughout most of the final, staying in contention for a higher finish until the closing stages.
The qualification round demonstrated the high level of competition, with six shooters scoring above 634 points to make the final. The event showcased emerging talent like 18-year-old Wang Zifei alongside experienced competitors like World and Asian Championship gold medallist Han Jiayu.
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