Tokyo Paralympics: Manish Wins Gold, And Sinharaj Wins Silver In Shooting.
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- Manish Narwal and Sinharaj Adhana won gold medals.
- Manish Narwal won a gold medal in the shooting, and Sinharaj Adhana won a silver medal in the SH-1 category 50m air pistol.
In Badminton SL-4, Noida DM Suhas Yatiraj has also reached the final and secured India's second medal today. Before Pramod, Bhagat assured at least a silver medal for India in SL 3. India has won 15 awards, including three gold, seven silver, and five bronze.
Manish scored 209 in the final, while Sinharaj won the silver medal with a score of 207. Earlier, Adhana was fourth in the qualifying round with 536 points, while Narwhal was seventh with 533 points.
Prime Minister Modi sent congratulations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Manish and Singaraja. He tweeted- Proud performance from Tokyo Paralympics continues. The outstanding achievement of young and very talented Manish Narwal. Winning his gold medal is a special moment for the Indian game. Congratulations to them.
Pramod advanced to the semifinals by defeating Fujihara Daisuke of Japan 21-11, 21-16. On the other hand, Suhas defeated Freddie Setiawan of Indonesia 21-9, 21-15. With this, India will get 15 medals in Tokyo. Suhas is the DM of Noida. He has won awards for the country at the international level before.
Pramod will fight for Gold
Pramod Bhagat will face Bethel Daniels for the gold medal. Manoj Sarkar, on the other hand, lost in the semifinals. She failed to Bethel Daniels 21-8, 21-10 in the semifinals. Now Manoj Sarkar will face Fujihara Diasuke for the bronze medal.
I got 3 medals on Friday
Earlier on Friday, India had won 3 medals. Harvinder Singh won the third medal for India in archery. He defeated the Korean archer in the shoot-off in the bronze medal match. Earlier, Avni Lekhra of Rajasthan had won a bronze medal in the 50m air rifle. Apart from Avni, Praveen Kumar also won an award for the country. He won a silver medal with a new Asian record for the high jump. He won the trophy in the high jump in the T-64 category.
India has now won 14 medals in Tokyo. There have been 12 medals in 11 Paralympics so far in 53 years. The Paralympics have been taking place since 1960. India has been participating in the Paralympics since 1968, while India did not participate in 1976 and 1980.
Source from Divyabhashkar