Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:52am on 20 Sep 2026,Sunday Sports
Elavenil Valarivan won silver in the women's 10m air rifle individual final on Day 1 of the Asian Games 2026, giving India its second medal of the Games. She had already claimed team silver in the same event with Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod. Elsewhere, Suchika Tariyal reached the women's 60kg traditional MMA semi-finals and secured India's first-ever medal in the sport. The women's hockey team thrashed Uzbekistan 19-0, with Deepika Sehrawat scoring a tournament-record eight goals. PV Sindhu began India's badminton campaign with a 21-7, 21-9 win over Kamila Smagulova. Teqball ended without a medal after two bronze-playoff defeats. (PC: NDTV)
