Results – Day 1: 10m Air Rifle Women | 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026

20 Sep 2026

The first day of the shooting finals at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 saw TAICHI Hinata of Japan claim the first gold medal of the shooting competition, winning the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Final at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Nagoya, Japan.

The individual final saw TAICHI Hinata of Japan deliver a strong performance to secure the Gold Medal, delighting the home crowd with an outstanding display of precision, focus and skill. VALARIVAN Elavenil of India claimed the Silver Medal, while BAN Hyojin of the Republic of Korea completed the podium with the Bronze Medal.

10m Air Rifle Women – Individual Final

• 🥇 Gold Medal: TAICHI Hinata (JPN)
• 🥈 Silver Medal: VALARIVAN Elavenil (IND)
• 🥉 Bronze Medal: BAN Hyojin (KOR)

The Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team competition also produced an exciting contest among Asia’s leading shooting nations. Team China secured the Gold Medal, with Team India taking Silver and Team Japan earning Bronze.

10m Air Rifle Women – Team

• 🥇 Gold Medal: Team China
• 🥈 Silver Medal: Team India
• 🥉 Bronze Medal: Team Japan

The results highlighted the depth and strength of women’s rifle shooting in Asia, with athletes representing three leading shooting nations taking places on the individual podium and the team podium.

ASC President H.E. Sheikh Salman AlSabah and ASC Secretary General H.E. Eng. Duaij AlOtaibi extend their warm congratulations and best wishes to H.E. Seiko HASHIMOTO, President of the Japan Rifle Shooting Sport Federation, on Japan’s outstanding achievement in securing its first gold medal in the Shooting events at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, with TAICHI Hinata winning the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Final.

The ASC congratulates all medal winners and participants for their remarkable effort and outstanding performances at the competition.

Competition Updates and Results:

https://www.asia-shooting.org/competition/20th-asian-games-shooting-competition/

Results - 10m Air Rifle Women