Tokyo, Sep 4: Shooter Manish Narwal smashed the Paralympic record to clinch India’s third gold in the ongoing Tokyo Games, while compatriot Singhraj Adana bagged the silver to make it a sensational one-two finish for the country on Saturday.
The gold and silver from the Faridabad duo took India’s medal tally to 15 – 3 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze.
The 19-year-old Narwal, who holds the world record in the category, shot a total of 218.2, a Paralympic record, to claim the yellow metal in P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event in his debut Games.
The 39-year-old Adana, who had won the bronze in the P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event on Tuesday, added a silver to his kitty with an effort of 216.7 as India continued its medal rush in the sport.
With his feat, Adana, who competes with polio-impaired lower limbs, joins the list of Indians who have won multiple medals in the same edition of the Games.
“The final was very difficult. I decided (when I was) in third position, Singhraj, good, please, stop, breathe, stop, OK. And one shot, only one shot, please. No other thought, my mind is slow. And go again,” Adana said of the final shoot-off between he and Narwal.
Both Indians upped their games when it mattered the most, edging out the challenge of two Chinese shooters and Sergey to go against each other for gold.
In the final series, Narwal shot 8.4 and 9.1 while Adana finished with 8.5 and 9.4. (PTI)
