President Droupadi Murmu Congratulates Indian Shooters on Asian Games Silver Medal

President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Elavenil Valarivan, Vidarsa K Vinod and Sonam Uttam Maskar for winning the silver medal in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team event at the Asian Games 2026.

Heartiest congratulations to Elavenil Valarivan, Vidarsa K Vinod and Sonam Uttam Maskar on winning Silver Medal in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team event at the Asian Games 2026. Your commendable achievement has opened India’s medal account at the Games and brings immense pride to…

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 20, 2026

In a social media post, the President described their achievement as commendable and noted that the performance opened India’s medal account at the Games. She said the success has brought immense pride to the nation and extended her best wishes to the three shooters for continued success.

The silver medal marks an encouraging start for India’s campaign at the Asian Games, with the Indian shooting contingent contributing to the country’s medal tally.