“Achievement is a source of pride for the state”: Keralam CM hails Vidarsha for Asian Games capturing silver

Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], September 20 (ANI): Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan held a telephonic dialog with Asian Games 2026 silver medalist Vidharsha Ok Vinod, who captured a silver medal within the 10 m air rifle ladies’s capturing occasion on Sunday and mentioned the achievement is a supply of pleasure for the state.  

Vidarsha, teaming up with Elavenil Valarivan and Sonam Maskar, sealed India’s first medal on the Asian Games.

Satheesan mentioned that Vidharsha is the primary Malayali athlete to win a medal in capturing on the Asian Games.  

‘Called Vidharsha Ok. Vinod, who scripted historical past by clinching a silver medal in capturing on the Asian Games, on the telephone and personally conveyed congratulations and finest needs. This historic achievement of turning into the primary Malayali to win a medal in capturing on the Asian Games is a good supply of pleasure for all the state of Kerala. May Vidharsha obtain much more victories sooner or later that carry glory to the land. #AsianGames,’ Satheesan mentioned in his publish in Malayalam.

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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. 

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 guarantee a medal by advancing to the semifinals of the ladies’s Traditional MMA 60kg competitors, the place each shedding semifinalists are awarded bronze medals.

Sonam emerged as India’s prime scorer within the crew occasion with 634.1 factors, whereas Elavenil contributed 633.5 and Vidarsa 630.4, taking the Indian crew’s mixed tally to 1898.0 factors. (ANI)