Elavenil is touted to be the cynosure of all eyes at the National Games 2022 as her consistency on the circuit has made her one of India’s top air rifle shooters.
The 23-year-old is confident of doing well at the National Games 2022 and even wants to motivate youngsters to take up the sport.
Elavenil hopes to take National Games 2022 positives into the season
Elavenil, a native of Tamil Nadu and a student of Gagan Narang’s Gun for Glory Academy in Sanskardham, feels the recent renovation of the shooting range in Gujarat will help shooters.
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Elavenil showed promise when she joined Gun for Glory in 2014. The talented shooter announced her arrival on the world stage after winning the silver medal at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
Her big moment came when she won gold at the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, becoming only the fifth Indian woman to have won a World Cup gold medal in 33 years.
Speaking about her mentor and 2012 Olympic medalist Gagan Narang, Elavenil said she would always grateful to her mentor for inspiring and teaching her the nuances of how to handle pressure.
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Though she was disappointed with her performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Elavenil feels the next few years will be very crucial.
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