Elavenil Valarivan wins gold, Shahu Mane silver in virtually held Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship

In the virtually held Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship on Sunday, World number 1 Indian Elavenil Valarivan won gold while Shahu Tushar Mane bagged silver. The championship was organised by Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation (BSSF).

Elavenil picked up USD 1000 while Shahu Mane pocketed USD 700 for his effort.

In the 60-shot competition shooters from six nations participated, including hosts Bangladesh, India, Korea and Bhutan.

Elavenil shot 627.5 to come out on top. Shiori Hirata won silver with 622.6, while Indonesian Vidya Toyyiba took bronze with 621.1.

In the men's event, however, Japan won gold as Naoya Okada shot a solid 630.9 to leave India's Shahu behind. Shahu shot 623.8 to settle for second place while Baki Abdullah Hel won bronze for the hosts with an effort of 617.3.

The championship was held to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

As for Elavenil, she is currently world number one in women's 10m air rifle. She was selected for the tournament as she is not attending the national camp in New Delhi due to her exams. Shahu Mane was selected on the basis of his national rankings as of March 18