Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 20 -- India opened its medal campaign at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with a double-silver performance in shooting, led by an impressive display from Olympian Elavenil Valarivan on Sunday.

The women's 10m Air Rifle event delivered two podium finishes for India, giving the country a strong start on the first full day of competition. Elavenil Valarivan secured silver in the individual final, while Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa Kochalumkal Vinod combined to claim silver in the team event.

India opened its medal account at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery, with Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod combining for a qualification aggregate of 1898.0 points to secure si...