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Updated September 4th, 2021 at 10:54 IST

PM Modi congratulates Manish Narwal & Singhraj Adhana for Paralympic glory

PM Narendra Modi has given a special mention to shooters Manish Narwal & Singhraj Adhana on clinching historic gold & silver medals at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Reported by: Karthik Nair
Manish Narwal, Singhraj Adhana
Image: Narendra Modi Twitter | Image:self
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated shooters Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana on clinching gold and silver medals respectively in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event on Saturday. Manish Narwal & Singhraj Adhana were in a virtual shoot-off but a 7.5 from China's Low means both Indians will be on the podium.

PM Modi congratulates gold & silver medalists Manish Narwal, Singhraj Adhana

Taking to the micro-blogging site, PM Modi gave special mention to the young Manish Narwal on his 'Great accomplishment' and at the same time, also called him 'stupendously talented'. Furthermore, PM Modi also added that Narwal's gold medal is a special moment for Indian sports.

At the same time, PM Modi also gave a shout-out to Singhraj Adhana for winning yet another medal. 

The historic gold, as well as the silver medal triumphs in shooting, have now taken India's overall medal tally to 15. 

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Manish Narwal gold

Coming back to the Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event, Manish Narwal has now set a new Paralympic record as well with his gold medal triumph with 218.2 points whereas his compatriot Singhraj's score was 216.7.

The Indians slipped down to fourth and fifth positions after 14 shots and just when it seemed they were on the brink of elimination, the duo upped their game and there was no looking back from thereon as they ensured podium finishes. 

On Tuesday, August 31, Singhraj Adhana had won a bronze medal for India in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event and this is his second medal in this edition of the Paralympic Games.

After the end of the first round, Singhraj Adhana was at the second spot with 50.3 points and retained the same spot after the end of Series 2 with 99.6 points. He did seem to be out of the medal race after the end of Elimination Round 3 but made great amends in the next round to successfully manage a podium finish. He earned 216.8  points in total to finish at 3.

Manish Narwal on the other hand could not deliver once he slipped and as a result, could not manage a podium finish.

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Published September 4th, 2021 at 10:44 IST

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