Indian shooter Singhraj Adhana wins the bronze medal in the P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event of the Paralympics here on Tuesday. Singhraj shot a total of 216.8 to finish third in the event after qualifying for the eight-man final as the sixth best shooter.
This is second shooting medal for India at the ongoing Paralympic Games after Avani Lekhara’s historic gold in rifle shooting.
For Singhraj, the start in the qualification round was also good as he accumulated 95 and 97 in the first two series. A 93 in third landed him in trouble but soon he came back with a 95. A 92 in the second last series was followed by a brilliant 97, as Singraj was just able to squeeze into the final.
China’s Chao Yang won the gold medal with a Paralympic record, and Xing Huang.
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The other Indian in the final, Manish Narwal, who had topped the qualification stage with 575, finished seventh. Singhraj’s medal is India’s eighth at Tokyo 2020, double the country’s previous best haul at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
President of India congratulated Singhraj, he wrote, “Singhraj Adana’s winning the bronze medal in shooting at #Paralympics marks a high point in his saga of resilience and determined pursuit of excellence. Congratulations to him for this amazing feat! The nation is proud of you. May you achieve greater glory in the years to come.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Singhraj’s “exceptional” performance. While taking to his Twitter, he wrote, “Exceptional performance by Singhraj Adhana! India’s talented shooter brings home the coveted Bronze Medal.”
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“He has worked tremendously hard and achieved remarkable successes. Congratulations to him and best wishes for the endeavours ahead,” he added.
(With agency inputs)
