Elavenil Valarivan: A Shooting Star
Elavenil Valarivan is a 24-year-old Indian sport shooter from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.
She specializes in the 10 meter air rifle event.
Valarivan has had a meteoric rise in her career, winning several medals at the junior and senior levels.
In 2019, she won gold at the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Indian woman to do so.
She also won gold at the 2019 Asian Airgun Championships in Taipei.
Valarivan is considered to be one of the most promising young shooters in the world.
She is expected to challenge for a medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.