Shooter Narwal Bags India’s 3rd Gold At Tokyo Paralympics, Adhana Singhraj Wins Silver Medal

Mumbai: Shooter Manish Narwal won the men’s P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 final to bag India’s third gold at Tokyo Paralympics. The 19-year-old won the event by breaking Paralympic record with a score of 218.2.

Meanwhile, shooter Adhana Singhraj won silver, his second medal at the ongoing Paralympics after his bronze in P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event.

The 19-year-old Narwal, who also holds the world record with a score of 229.1, claimed the top podium spot by beating his compatriot Sinharaj with a Paralympic record. In the process, the two together took India’s tally in the 2020 Paralympics to 15.

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The two shooters also did well in the qualification, where Manish scored 533-7x while Sinharaj scored 536-4x after the end of six series. In the qualifying round, Singhraj finished fourth and Manish seventh. The duo reserved their best for the final, securing the top two podium places.

It was Sinharaj who started the final at the top of the charts with a score of 19.4 after 2 shots. Narwal, on the other hand, was only on 17.8, scoring a poor 7.7 in his second attempt.

After 5 shots, the India pair found themselves in the top three with Singhraj (46.1) ahead of Manish (45.4). The duo struggled to maintain their momentum, with Manish finishing 6th after 7 shots, while Singhraj dropped to 3rd.

Manish found himself in 5th position with 12 shots, while Singhraj finished third. Sinhraj and Manish were ranked 4th and 5th after 14 shots, with only 6 shooters left in the competition.

Manish went ahead with the 15th shot with Sinhraj, but after the 18th shot, Singharaj slipped to the fourth position. On the verge of elimination, the duo concentrated and assured themselves of a medal after the 20th shot.

Chinese shooters Shigolong Lu and ROC’s Sergei Malyshev, competing with Sinharaj and Manish for the top podium, finished fourth and third with final shots of 7.5 and 8.5 respectively.

While Singhraj scored 9.4 in his last attempt, Manish scored 9.1 but won the gold medal due to his final total.

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