Sonam Maskar competes in 10m Air Rifle qualification

Sonam Uttam Maskar of India in action during the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle qualification at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, held at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan of India takes aim during the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan focuses on the target during the Women's 10m Air Rifle competition at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery as part of the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Elavenil Valarivan reacts after a shot during the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, held at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

An expressive Elavenil Valarivan shows her emotions mid competition during the Women's 10m Air Rifle event at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, at the Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan of India reacts on the firing line during the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, one of the marquee shooting venues of the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, on 20 September 2026.

Captured at close range, Elavenil Valarivan displays intense concentration during the Women's 10m Air Rifle qualification at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan of India competes alongside athletes from multiple nations during the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Athletes from across Asia, including India's Elavenil Valarivan, fire simultaneously during the Women's 10m Air Rifle competition at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, at the Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan of India is seen alongside top Asian shooters during the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle competition at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, a dedicated venue of the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, on 20 September 2026.

India's Sonam Uttam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan compete side by side in the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

A second view of India's Sonam Uttam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan at the firing line during the Women's 10m Air Rifle event at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan of India in full competition stance during the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan of India poses for photographs following her silver medal performance in the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

The Women's 10m Air Rifle podium at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026: gold to Japan's Hinata Taichi, silver to India's Elavenil Valarivan, and bronze to South Korea's Ban Hyo jin, at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery on 20 September 2026.

Japan's Hinata Taichi (gold), India's Elavenil Valarivan (silver) and South Korea's Ban Hyo jin (bronze) celebrate together after the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle final at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

A wider view of the Women's 10m Air Rifle medallists — Japan's Hinata Taichi (gold), India's Elavenil Valarivan (silver), South Korea's Ban Hyo jin (bronze) — celebrating at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan reacts after discharging a shot in the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, during the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Another frame captures Elavenil Valarivan's mid event reaction during the Women's 10m Air Rifle competition at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, at the Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan holds her silver medal alongside Honohon, the official mascot of the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan of India in the shooting bay during the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle competition at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan sights her rifle at the target during the Women's 10m Air Rifle event at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, a key shooting venue of the Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan proudly displays her silver medal after finishing second in the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

A celebratory portrait of India's Elavenil Valarivan holding her silver medal at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, after her podium finish in the Women's 10m Air Rifle event at the Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

Elavenil Valarivan poses with her silver medal at the conclusion of the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, underlining India's continued strength in shooting on the continental stage, on 20 September 2026.

Photographed at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, India's Elavenil Valarivan holds aloft her silver medal from the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle event at the Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, Aichi Prefecture, on 20 September 2026.

India's Elavenil Valarivan claims her silver medal in the Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle final at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery, Aichi Prefecture, becoming one of India's standout performers at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 20 September 2026.

The complete Women's Individual 10m Air Rifle medal tableau at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026: gold medallist Hinata Taichi (Japan), silver medallist Elavenil Valarivan (India), and bronze medallist Ban Hyo jin (South Korea) pose together at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery on 20 September 2026.

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