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19-year-old shooter Manish Narwal clinched gold in the Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Final. The BA (I) student Narwal shot a total of 218.2, a Paralympic record, to claim the yellow metal while another Indian shooter Singhraj Adhana, who had won the bronze in the P1 men's 10m air pistol SH1 event on earlier Tuesday, added a silver to his kitty with an effort of 216.7. Russian Olympic Committee's Sergey Malyshev took home the bronze with an effort of 196.8.

Manish Narwal Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Shooting

Earlier in the qualifying round, Singhraj Adhana progressed to the medal round in fourth place with a total of 536 while Narwal shot 533 to qualify at seventh at the Asaka Shooting Range.

The other Indian in the fray, Akash failed to make the final, finishing 27th in the qualifying round.

As the pistol is held with one hand only, athletes in SH1 category have an impairment affecting one arm and/or the legs, for example resulting from amputations or spinal cord injuries. P4 is a classification for the mixed 50m air pistol competition.

Some shooters compete in a seated position, while others take aim in a standing position as defined in the rules.

Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Shooting

Singhraj had started off at the top of the charts with a score of 19.4 after 2 shots while Narwal was at 17.8 after a bad 2nd shot of 7.7. After the 5th shot, the Indians were in the top 3 with Singhraj and Manish having scores of 46.1 and 45.4 respectively. However, after the seventh shot, things began to turn south for the Indians and the duo had given up their lead. Manish went down to 6th place while Singhraj went to 3rd. 

They were inching towards the elimination round and after Shot 12, Manish was up to 104.3 in rank 5 while SInghraj maintained his position at rank 3.

Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Shooting

Post two eliminations, Singhraj and Manish were ranked 4 and 5 respectively and were out of the danger zone. However, they had to make it to the top 3 and after shot 14, only 6 competitors were left with the Indians still in positions 4 and 5. 

Things changed after shot 15 that saw Manish and Singhraj go a position up. The former was seen seated at 3rd spot with a score of 133.4. 

After Shot 16, the Indians were in the top 3 with Singhraj bearing down on the leader. Manish Narwal had a score of 151.3 in third place after shot 17.

With no elimination now, the Indians had to make sure they were medal contenders, but disaster struck as Manish Narwal had slipped to 4th position. 

The two Indians were then trying to stay in the competition when a shot of 7.5 in the 18th shot took Singhraj from 2nd position to 4th. However, shot 20 brought both the Indians back into the assured medal contention. 
 

Young Manish Narwal has done India proud by winning a shooting gold medal and making the tricolor fly high at the #Paralympics! You#39ve shown immense talent and dedication at a very young age. Heartiest congratulations! May you win many laurels in the future.

President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 4, 2021

Glory from the Tokyo #Paralympics continues. Great accomplishment by the young and stupendously talented Manish Narwal. His winning the Gold Medal is a special moment for Indian sports. Congratulations to him. Best wishes for the coming times. #Praise4Para. pic.twitter.com/gGHUXnetWA

Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 4, 2021

Our Paralympians continue to bring glory to the nation!

Heartiest congratulations to Manoj Narwal for winning Gold medal and Singhraj for bagging Silver medal in the Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event at Tokyo #Paralympics 2020. The entire country is proud of you and elated at your win. pic.twitter.com/8BUJzQ14ao

Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) September 4, 2021

It#39s a one-two #ParaShooting finish for #IND!

Teenager Manish Narwal wins #Gold in the 50m pistol SH1 class, with compatriot Singhraj taking silver.

That#39s #IND#39s fifth medal at the Asaka Shooting Range.#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics @ShootingPara pic.twitter.com/7aq8aoGwn0

Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) September 4, 2021

#TOPSAthlete #ManishNarwal set a new world record on his way to winning the in the Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup. #Singhraj who is also a #TOPSAthlete won .
Many congratulations! #ParaSports #ParaShooting pic.twitter.com/oAijW7b819

SAI Media (@MediaSAI) March 23, 2021

1-2 for India! The stuff of dreams...Gold for Manish Narwal with a Paralympic record in mixed 50m SH1! And Silver for Singhraj Adhana, his second medal of the #Tokyo2020 Paralympics. Just Incredible. Congratulations to both, we all are so proud #Praise4Para

Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@AbhinavBindra) September 4, 2021

The Moment This is what they play for #IND SinghRaj with the #SILVER and second medal at #Paralympics in #Shooting pic.twitter.com/YTME6UJKqr

Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) September 4, 2021

What a wonderful moment to see two Indians winning both the Gold as well as Silver. #Gold for 19 yr old Manish Narwal #Silver for Singhraj Adhana .

Make that 15 medals. Brilliant display from Team India at #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/HnH1ey79Bs

Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 4, 2021