Tokyo Paralympics: India's Shooter Singhraj Adhana wins Bronze
Shooter Singhraj Adhana wins Bronze medal in Men's 10m Air Pistol at Tokyo Paralympics.
On Tuesday, India's Shooting player Singhraj Adhana has won the bronze medal in men's 10m Air Pistol (SH1) event. He managed to finish with a total of 216.8 points in the final round of shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics. With this India got its second medal in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics. Earlier on Monday, Avani Lekhara won the gold medal for India in the the women's 10m Air Rifle standing (SH1) event.
"In the final round of men's 10m Air Pistol (SH1), Singhraj, who was sixth in the qualification stage, started off brilliantly to go top of the rankings in the initial stages. However, a 9.0 in his fifth shot saw him drop to second as China's Chao Yang took over the leaderboard. In the next round of five shots, Singhraj struggled with three shots out five in the 9s. But a 10.7 helped him remain in the top three even as others below him started to close the gap", reported NDTV Sports.
Singhraj hails from Haryana's Bahadurgarh. He has served as the chairman of the Sainik School in Faridabad. In 2021, he won gold at the Para Sport World Cup held in Al Ain, UAE.
On this achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the player by posting a tweet, "Exceptional performance by Singhraj Adhana! India’s talented shooter brings home the coveted Bronze Medal. He has worked tremendously hard and achieved remarkable successes. Congratulations to him and best wishes for the endeavours ahead. #Paralympics #Praise4Para."
