India, Sept. 20 -- Late slip notwithstanding, Elavenil Valarivan produced a sublime display of shooting in the 10m air rifle final to claim a silver at the Aichi General Shooting Range on Sunday, capping a double-medal day for the shooting contingent.

The 27-year-old led from the start until the 20th shot in the 24-shot final before local favourite Taichi Hinata stole her thunder. Ela aggregated 252.4 points while the Japanese took gold with 253.0, shattering the Games record in the process. The earlier mark was set by China's Huang Yuting, who shot 252.7 at the Hangzhou Asiad in 2023. South Korea's Ban Hyojin won the bronze.

The result means India's quest for an individual gold in the highly-competitive 10m air rifle event continues at...