Elavenil Valarivan

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rahi Sarnobat, Manu Bhaker last hope for India's faltering shooting campaign in 25m pistol

Bhaker will get one last chance to leave her mark at the Games on Thursday after she endured a major weapon malfunction leading to a heartbreaking exit from the women's 10 air pistol event.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian shooters crash out in 10m air rifle mixed qualifications

The duo of Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar finished 12th with a total of 626.5 across three series each, while Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar ended 18th out of 29 pairs with an aggregate score of 623.8 at the Asaka Range.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights, Day 1: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins silver; Netherlands thrash India 5-1 in women's hockey

Follow live blog for scores and updates from Tokyo Olympics 2020 as Indian contingent eyes glory.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Strong Indian shooting contingent aim to make impact on opening day

Alongside Abhishek Verma, Saurabh Chaudhary will be part of the first competition day action in the men's 10m air pistol event.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Gagan Narang lauds change in mindset of shooters, says current squad thinking of medals

Through regular video calls and messages, Narang imparted training tips to his most successful protege, Elavenil Valarivan, before her maiden appearance at the Olympics.

In sport of small margins, Divyansh Singh Panwar’s big leap

When the Tokyo Olympics start later this month, expectations off young shooters like Panwar, still a teenager, will be inescapable

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC approves replacement for COVID-infected athlete in mixed team shooting events

The newly introduced mixed team events in shooting has bolstered an already strong Indian team's chances of medals at the Games.

NRAI recommend Anjum Moudgil, Ankur Mittal for Khel Ratna

Mittal won his double trap world title in 2018 and got the Arjuna award the same year. Moudgil is a world championship silver-medallist, also from the 2018 edition and she was awarded the Arjuna in 2019.

ISSF World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary wins bronze in men's 10m air pistol to open India’s account at Osijek

The 19-year-old Saurabh scored 220 in the final after qualifying with a score of 581. Compatriot Abhishek Verma finished fifth in the same event with a score of 179.3 after also shooting 581 in the qualifying.

ISSF World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finishes seventh in men's 10m air rifle

The 20-year-old Aishwary, who finished with a score of 628 in the qualification round, shot a total of 143.9 before being eliminated from the final of the men's 10m air rifle event.