Asian Games 2026 Day 1: India Opens Medal Account with Two Silvers as Hockey, Cricket and MMA Shine
India began its campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 with two silver medals on Day 1, while several Indian teams produced impressive results across cricket, hockey, badminton and mixed martial arts. Shooting provided India's first medals of the Games, with Elavenil Valarivan playing a central role by winning silver in both the women's 10m air rifle team and individual events. India Wins Two Silver Medals in Shooting India's medal campaign began in the women's 10m air rifle team event . The Indian trio of Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod finished second with a score of 1898.0 , securing India's first medal of the Asian Games. China won gold with 1904.2, while Japan took bronze. Elavenil then returned for the individual final and added another silver medal to India's tally. She finished with 252.4 points , just 0.6 points behind Japan's Hinata Taichi, who won gold with an Asian Games record 253.0 . South Korea's Ban Hyoj...