Tokyo Paralympics / Shooter Narwal bags India's 3rd gold at Tokyo Paralympics, Singhraj wins silver medal

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

Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 04, 2021, 10:22 AM
Tokyo: India's Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana claimed two medals for India in men's P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1. While Manish Narwal won the gold medal, Singhraj Adana claimed the silver medal. The two shooters took India's tally to 15 medals at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.

Manish scored a total of 218.2 in the final, creating a Paralympic record in the process of winning the gold medal. His Indian teammate Singhraj Adana just fell short, scoring 216.7 in the final.

Earlier, the two Indian shooters had a good show in the qualification round to reach the final. While Manish amassed 533-7x points, Singhraj scored 536-4x points after the end of six series.

Singhraj finished at the fourth position while Manish occupied the seventh spot after the end of the qualification round. Another Indian shooter, Akash failed to book the final berth as he ended with 507-3x points.