Elavenil Valarivan and Ravinder Singh kickstart India’s Medal Tally

India’s shooters launched their marketing campaign on the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025 in Cairo, Egypt, with a powerful show on Day 1, securing a complete of 4 medals to instantly place the nation on the worldwide standings. The stellar efficiency was spearheaded by Military marksman Ravinder Singh, who clinched India’s first Gold, and Olympian Elavenil Valarivan, who earned a superb double-bronze, guaranteeing a high-octane begin for the 40-member Indian contingent.

By the tip of the primary day, the medal haul stood impressively at one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, signalling India’s agency intent to dominate the competitors on the Egypt Worldwide Olympic Metropolis taking pictures vary.

Military shooter Ravinder Singh supplied the proper begin for the Indian contingent by profitable the very first gold medal for the nation within the Males’s 50m Pistol occasion, which is a non-Olympic self-discipline. Ravinder, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, shot a formidable rating of 569-12x to complete atop the standings.

The 29-year-old shooter additional contributed to the medal haul by combining with Kamaljeet and Yogesh Kumar to safe the Crew Silver in the identical occasion. The trio posted a cumulative whole of 1646-26x, ending simply two factors behind the champion South Korean staff.

Elavenil Valarivan Baggage Double Bronze at ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025

Within the Olympic-event Girls’s 10m Air Rifle, Olympian Elavenil Valarivan showcased her consistency by bagging a Bronze medal within the particular person last. This marks the primary particular person medal on the World Championships for the Asian champion.

Valarivan shot a robust last rating of 232, ending third behind reigning Olympic champion Ban Hyo-jin of South Korea (Gold) and China’s Wang Zifei (Silver). Earlier, Valarivan certified for the ultimate in fifth place with a rating of 633.4.

Her medal depend doubled when she teamed up with Meghana Sajjanar and Shreya Agrawal to win the Crew Bronze within the Girls’s 10m Air Rifle occasion, with the unit registering a complete of 1893.3.

Within the Males’s 10m Air Rifle occasion, India’s Arjun Babuta efficiently certified for the ultimate however in the end completed in seventh place after taking pictures 145.0. Babuta had made the lower for the ultimate with a qualification rating of 632.5. The Indian staff within the Males’s 10m Air Rifle additionally completed a creditable fourth within the staff standings.