Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 22 -- India's Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane finished second in the 10m air rifle mixed team qualification at the Asian Games 2026, registering a score of 634.9.

India's strong qualifying performance puts Elavenil and Parth in contention for a medal in the mixed team event.

China topped the qualification with 638.9, setting a new world record and improving on the previous mark of 636.9.

India made a strong start to the qualification and reached 211.9 after 20 shots. The Indian pair maintained their position through the remainder of the qualification to finish with 634.9, also surpassing the existing Asian record.

China completed its qualification ahead of the other teams and posted the record score of 638.9. She...