Chennai, Sept. 21 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay hailed shooter Elavenil Valarivan for her two silver medals on day one of the Asian Games 2026, saying that her achievements set a target for the younger generation and instil belief and encouragement in youngsters to accomplish great things in sports.

Elavenil first combined with Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod to win silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event before adding an individual silver later in the day in 10 m air rifle individual event. She looked firmly on course for gold for much of the individual final, but Japan's Hinata Taichi held her nerve in the closing stages to claim the top spot.

Posting on X, Joseph Vijay wrote, "My heartfelt congratulations to the s...