Shooting has been India’s 2nd best sport at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 with a haul of 5 medals till now. Both the medals from P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Final are included in this. Manish Narwal bags India’s 3rd gold, while Singhraj Adhana clinches his 2nd medal at Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
The 19-year-old shooter Manish Narwal with a total score of 218.2 points set a Paralympic Record and claimed the top spot as his fellow compatriot Singhraj Adhana took silver with a 216.7 total score at the Asaka Shooting Range. Whereas, the bronze went to Sergey Malyshev from the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) on Saturday.
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For the 39-year-old Singhraj Adhana, this was his 2nd medal at Tokyo as he had earlier won a bronze in P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 on 31st August 2021.
Hence, this was the 3rd time when the Indian National Anthem was played at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
Goosebumps! Indian National Anthem playing at Manish Narwal's Victory Ceremony at #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics
We really 💜 this! pic.twitter.com/aqyo6sxqs2
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) September 4, 2021
As a result, India’s medal tally touches 15; with 3 Gold, 7 Silver, and 5 Bronze medals. With more to follow as Day 11 is still not over yet, as few medal events are taking part later today.
