Asian Games: Vidarsha dedicates workforce capturing silver to educate Manoj; husband Manu displays on their journey

By Vipul Kashyap

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): Following her medal win within the workforce occasion on the Asian Games within the ladies’s 10 m air rifle workforce occasion, Indian shooter Vidarsha Vinod expressed happiness at her feat and devoted her medal to her coach. 

Vidarsha, teaming up with Elavenil Valarivan and Sonam Maskar, sealed India’s first medal on the Asian Games. The Indian trio scored 1898.0 factors to win silver, ending behind China, which claimed gold with a world-record 1904.2 factors. Host Japan took bronze with 1897.1 factors. 

Speaking to ANI after the medal win, Vidarsha stated, ‘I’m so glad and so grateful that we have now this medal. We acquired the medal for India, for our nation, so I’m so proud.’

‘It took virtually eight years to return right here to compete at this stage. The journey was very tough; I needed to make lots of sacrifices, lots of… I needed to face lots of failures. So the journey was very tough for me, however I used to be not prepared to surrender. That is how I’m right here,’ she added. 

She devoted her medal to her coach Manoj Kumar, calling him the ‘individual behind her success’. 

‘I’m dedicating my medal first to my coach, Manoj Kumar sir. He is the individual behind my success. Second, to my dad and mom, my household, my husband, and my brother. So I’m dedicating it to them. And thirdly, to my sponsors: Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), Sports Authority of India (SAI), National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), and all people who was there for me,’ she signed off. 

Her husband, Manu has been considered one of her greatest assist programs all through her profession. Speaking to ANI, the shooter’s husband additionally mirrored on their journey and the way he supported her.

‘First of all, it feels actually good as a result of that is the results of lots of onerous work over an extended interval. We labored onerous for a lot time. She was in Delhi for fairly a very long time, and her coach, Manoj sir, additionally helped us so much. Because of all this, she acquired this medal, and I’m very glad,’ stated Manu. 

‘I saved supporting her repeatedly. My full assist was along with her, and that’s the reason she reached this level. I’m additionally a shooter and an athlete, however proper now I’m working as a coach in Kerala. First, we dedicate this medal to the coach, Manoj sir, then to our dad and mom, and to everybody who helped us, and naturally, to India,’ he signed off. 

The end result marked India’s first confirmed medal on the twentieth Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Earlier, MMA fighter Suchika Tariyal turned the primary Indian athlete to safe a medal by advancing to the semifinals of the ladies’s Traditional MMA 60kg competitors, the place each dropping semifinalists are awarded bronze medals.

Also, the Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan clinched the silver medal within the ladies’s 10m air rifle closing on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Sunday, persevering with India’s robust begin in capturing on the continental occasion.

Elavenil completed second behind Japan’s Hinata Taichi, who received the gold medal, whereas South Korea’s Ban Hyojin secured the bronze medal. (ANI)