Suhl (Germany), May 20 (PTI) Adriyan Karmakar opened India's medal account at the ISSF Junior World Cup here on Tuesday with a silver on debut in the 50m rifle prone event, ensuring a positive start for the country in the prestigious tournament.

The 20-year-old junior 3P national champion aggregated 626.7 after 60 shots and missed out on gold by just 0.3 points to Sweden's Jesper Johansson.

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USA's Griffin Lake won the bronze with 624.6.

Adriyan, who has earlier represented India juniors at the world championships but never in a world cup, shot confidently and was one of the earliest participants to finish. His effort was also a junior national record in the event.

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Among other Indians in the fray, 15-year-old Rohit Kanyan finished 12th with a score of 620.2, while Vedant Nitin Waghmare shot 614.4 to end in 35th place.

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