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Asian Games 2026: India’s Shooting Stars Shine in Nagoya | More Medals Ahead | World Sports

India’s shooting campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya has made a strong start, with shooters delivering multiple medal-winning performances. Rudrankksh Patil dedicated his silver and bronze medals to India, while Elavenil Valarivan spoke after winning silver. Raiza Dhillon reflected on her bronze-medal performance, and Parinaaz Dhaliwal said the team remains focused despite changing weather conditions. NRAI President Kalikesh Singh Deo is hopeful that India’s shooting contingent will add more medals in the events ahead.

0:00 — India’s Shooting Stars Shine at Asian Games 2026
1:15 — Rudrankksh, Elavenil & Shooters Reflect on Medal Wins
2:30 — NRAI President on India’s Shooting Campaign & More Medals

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00:00In shooting today, there are some medals that have come, so what do you think about this?
00:06The medal is always a medal.
00:08There is no medal, bronze, silver, gold.
00:13We should win.
00:14The podium finish is always very fruitful for the country.
00:22What performance do you think about Manu Bakar?
00:29The medal is always a champion.
00:31This competition is possible to win.
00:33It is not always a medal.
00:36It is always a medal.
00:38I think Manu will have a chance to win.
00:42She will do better in that and win the gold for us.
00:46What was the first medal in the first team?
00:50How was it good?
00:51How was it good?
00:52I think this is a start.
00:56With the coming competitions and World Championships and World Cups,
01:00Indian women have made a big platform.
01:03Inshallah, we will win the Olympics.
01:21Inshallah, we will win.
01:26And in the last few days, we will win the Olympics medals.
01:38It doesn't matter it doesn't matter however the weather is I think we've short enough we've all been quite experienced
01:45when it comes to the weather so it doesn't matter if the weather is helpful or it's not it's a
01:50clear day yes it does play a bit of a role but it doesn't let us I mean we make
01:54sure that it doesn't bother us that much.
01:56We have a lot of medals and we have a lot of medals.
02:08100% I just hope every day we are winning a lot of medals.
02:15What do you want to dedicate to medals? Everybody everybody it's a whole support staff our Federation Sports Authority of
02:24India my family which just goes without saying my personal coach he's here with me he's come all the way
02:30from France.
02:31I think everybody everybody has a role to play.
02:34What do you want to say? What do you want to say? What do you want to say?
02:38So I'm feeling very happy very proud that we have two medals for the country. Of course it could be
02:42better and we were expecting more gold.
02:45But something is better than nothing. We have got bronze and silver. We both have two flags on the podium
02:50so I'm very happy.
02:51Shooting has started with three medals. Tomorrow the medal has won. What do you want to say?
02:57Shooting is a medal.
03:00Shooting is a medal. Last time I think it was our team's gold.
03:03So I think first event is shooting. I am not sure exactly but I am very happy that I know
03:09that it is our responsibility as shooters to bring a momentum for the entire contingent.
03:15We will win the medals as much as we win the contingent.
03:18Our contingent will be stronger and confident.
03:20And our responsibility is that we will focus on the short and time.
03:24We will win the medals as much as we win.
03:26And our contingent and team will provide positive vibes.
03:30Ship Belgium केंटे रहे दीचिरे रहें कार वोहहिती का यहां सम्य परह pension काभले करते हमां यहां से एप आसे
03:46हम यह तो पहुचिं nih हें आपको पाटा ही था की ऑटा जोड़ा लीटल लॉगं चरनी आफें चक्वें अजणी तीन
03:53दीन था से वें ए क् community इस चलेए
03:58and training was good in 2-3 days, so I was very confident that it could be.
04:03Do you want to dedicate the medals to this country?
04:05It's a country of course, this country has done so much for us and the medals are always for the
04:08country.
04:09Do you know that you leave the medals for us? We have to do training for 2 months, 3 months,
04:133 months.
04:14Do you think there's nothing to eat? No, no, for us it's ultra, for us it's not a physical game.
04:22The more happy we are from our mind, the more focus we have.
04:24So we are open to eat whatever we want.
04:27But the thing is, of course everything is in control.
04:29In training period it's more about timing, we have to do every thing, we have to do every thing, we
04:34have to do every thing.
04:36But we don't go away from something. We have cheat days, we enjoy everything.
04:40Competitions are more fun, because we can do anything, we can do anything, we can do anything, we can do
04:44anything, we can do anything.
04:44I'm glad that there's a medal, but there's a medal, but there's a medal, so how much is it?
04:49I'm very happy, I hope we will take the medal again.
04:52We have to go back to the medal again. We have to go back to the medal again.
04:55And I think it's a historic win for all of us.
04:58We were hoping that we will come to our individual, I and my teammate in the final, and we performed
05:04well, and I think it just motivated us that we can do it again.
05:11And we are there as a level, and I think we are going to go back to our team, I
05:16think we are going to play as a team.
05:17So I am just going to play as a team, and I am going to play as a team, but
05:28I like the rain.
05:29I think it's a mix team event, I think Parina's and Anand will be playing in there, so we will
05:33come and share them.
05:34and I'm pretty sure they will do well in it.
05:36In other words, there are many events in Rifle and Pistol and I'm sure they will do really well.
05:42What kind of medal you could dedicate to?
05:44I would like to dedicate this medal to of course my parents, NRI, SAI, all my supporters, OGQ, Jindal Steers
05:51and the whole team I have back at home.
05:54What kind of medal you could dedicate?
05:55We are all going to have a good team dinner, probably play some pub. We like playing cards so that's
06:00what we are going to do.
06:01What kind of medal you could do?
06:02What kind of medal you could do?
06:03Definitely SAI has helped a lot.
06:06Whether it is ammunition, camps, clay targets, they have provided everything.
06:10Our international coaches, their advice and technical knowledge is not possible for SAI.
06:19How is your experience of the Asian Games? What do you want to say about this?
06:23I feel great that I got the opportunity to participate in the Asian Games.
06:28Today I had a competition with a 10-meter air rifle and I gave my best there.
06:31So I am fully happy.
06:33And how was your competition?
06:35You finished at 9th but how was your experience?
06:38Yeah, so the experience I had, I was expecting like I will be having lot of pressure and everything but
06:44no I had no pressure.
06:46It was just I was enjoying. In the beginning I had but then I realized this is a competition like
06:51normal competition.
06:52The time is same, the procedure is same. I just have to follow it.
06:57So that realization gave me less pressure and I was just enjoying the competition.
07:03Shooting is a game, you know, back lots of butter and pressure on you guys also that you have to
07:08win the butter from the country.
07:09How do you deal with it?
07:10So basically like the team which we have, they don't give us pressure. They gave, they prepared us well.
07:18So even we had two camps in Delhi, in India. So during that camp session also they were like not
07:26giving us pressure.
07:27They were just trying to enjoy, they were just telling us to enjoy the competition or just giving our best
07:32there.
07:32So I was also just prepared, mentally prepared, physically prepared to compete in the competition. So I am also like
07:40feeling good.
07:41How was, how do you experience in Japan when shooters have, you know, faced so many problems when they arrive.
07:47So how do you feel with that?
07:48Yeah, in the first day it was actually difficult for us to like, we had lot of expectation and everything.
07:54But now everything is fine. It was just the first day. Now we have, the buses are here, accommodation is
08:01good. So it is good.
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