Elavenil Valarivan

In this Indian name, the name Valarivan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Elavenil.

Elavenil Valarivan (Tamil pronunciation: [ɪɭəʋeːnɪl̪ ʋɑːl̪əɾɪʋən]) is an Indian sport shooter from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Elavenil represented India at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup and won a gold medal. She clinched silver in 2019 World University Games, after which she won gold at the 2019 World Junior World Cup.^[2][3][4] She has won first at 2019 ISSF 10-meter Air Rifle world cup on 28 August scoring 251.7 in Rio de Jenerio. She is also Arjuna Awardee (2022).

Elavenil Valarivan

Valarivan in 2021
Personal information
Nickname	Ela[1]
Nationality	Indian
Born	2 August 1999 (1999-08-02) (age 25) Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Global Mission International School, Ahmedabad.
Height	164 cm (5.38 ft)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shooting
Event	10 m air rifle
Achievements and titles
Personal best	635.9 NR (2025)
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  India Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 1 1 – World Cup Final 1 – – World Cup 4 1 1 Asian Shooting Championships – 1 – Asian Airgun Championships 2 2 – Junior World Cup 6 – 1 Total 14 5 2 World Championships 2018 Changwon 10 m air rifle team junior 2018 Changwon 10 m air rifle junior 2022 Cairo 10m air rifle team World Cup Final 2019 Putian 10 m air rifle World Cup 2019 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air rifle 2021 New Delhi 10 m air rifle Mixed Team 2022 Baku 10 m air rifle Team 2023 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air rifle 2022 Changwon 10 m air rifle Team 2025 Munich 10 m air rifle Asian Shooting Championships 2019 Doha 10 m air rifle team Asian Airgun Championships 2019 Taoyuan 10 m air rifle 2019 Taoyuan 10 m air rifle team 2022 Daegu 10 m air rifle team 2019 Taoyuan 10 m air rifle mixed team 2022 Daegu 10 m air rifle mixed team 2024 Jakarta 10 m air rifle Junior World Cup 2018 Sydney 10 m air rifle 2018 Sydney 10 m air rifle team 2018 Suhl 10 m air rifle 2018 Suhl 10 m air rifle mixed team 2019 Suhl 10 m air rifle 2019 Suhl 10 m air rifle team 2018 Suhl 10 m air rifle team World University Games 2021 Chengdu 10 m air rifle 2021 Chengdu 10 m air rifle mixed team

Elavenil finished fourth in the finals at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Shooting World Cup 2019 with a score of 208.3.^[5] At the 10m air rifle Asian Air Gun Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei, she clinched her first individual gold medal in the senior category with a score of 250.5. She also won two junior World Cup gold and a silver at juniors' 2018 World Championships.^[6]

International competition

Olympics

Year	Championships	Venue	Event	Rank	Score
2024	2024 Olympics	Paris	Mixed 10 metre air rifle team	12th	Score:626.3

Junior World Cup

10 Meter Air Rifle

Year	Championships	Venue	Event	Rank	Score
2019	ISSF Junior World Cup	Suhl	10m air rifle women		Score:627.5,Final:251.6
2018	Junior World Cup	Suhl	10m air rifle women		Score:630.5,Final:251.7
		Sydney	10-meter air rifle women		Score:631.4,Final:249.8

World Championship

Year	Championships	Venue	Event	Rank	Score
2018	World Junior Shooting Championship	Changwon	10m air rifle women		Score:631.0,Final:249.8
		Changwon	Mixed team 10m air rifle women	13th	Score:829.5

Junior World Cup

10 Meter Air Rifle

Year	Championships	Venue	Event	Rank	Score
2019	ISSF Junior World Cup	Suhl	10m air rifle women		Score:627.5,Final:251.6
2018	Junior World Cup	Suhl	10m air rifle women		Score:630.5,Final:251.7
		Sydney	10-meter air rifle women		Score:631.4,Final:249.8

Mixed Team

Year	Championships	Venue	Event	Rank	Score
2018	ISSF Junior World Cup	Suhl	Mixed team 10m rifle air		Score:836.2,Final:498.6
		Sydney	Mixed team 10m rifle air	4th	Score:832.2,Final:389.1

World Cup

10 Meter Air Rifle

Year	Championships	Venue	Event	Rank	Score
2019	ISSF World Cup	Putian	10m air rifle women	1st	Score:631.1,Final:250.8
	ISSF World Cup	Rio de Janeiro	10m air rifle women	1st	score:629.4,Final:251.7
		Munich	10m air rifle women	4th	Score:632.7,Final:208.5
		Beijing	10m air rifle women	17th	Score:626.9
		New Delhi	10m air rifle women	30th	Score:625.3

Awards

• Ficci India Sports Award 2020.^[7]
• Arjuna Award - 2022

Personal life

Valarivan was born on 2 August 1999 in Cuddalore Tamil Nadu^[8] and lives in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.^[9]