Manish Narwal won a silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Friday, August 30. Manish became only the sixth Indian athlete to win multiple medals in the history of the Summer Paralympic Games.
Manish, 23, registered a total score of 234.9 points to finish second in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final at Chateauroux. Earlier on Friday, star shooter Avani claimed gold and Mona Agarwal won bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle event to open India’s medal account at the 17th Summer Paralympics.
South Korea’s Jeongdu Jo finished on top with a score of 237.4, while China’s Chao Yang finished third and won a bronze medal. Manish struggled early in the first leg, having started with a score of 8.8 on his first attempt. But the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist made a solid comeback.
In the final battle for gold, Manish managed an 8.9 in his attempt while Jeongdu stunned the crowd with a perfect score of 10.8 to take the lead. In the final attempt, Manish proved superior with a score of 9.9 while the South Korean star registered 8.8 but the Indian shooter finished second due to his poor first attempt.
Final results of the men’s 10m SH1 air pistol
- Jeongdu Jo (South Korea) – 237.4
- Chao Yang (China) – 214.3
- Manish Narwal (India) – 234.9
Meanwhile, Manish’s silver propelled Team India into the top 10 in the medal standings. India overtook countries like Japan and South Korea to rank ninth in the medal standings as it looks to make a historic 10th place finish at the Paris Games.
Manish won a gold medal in the men’s 50m pistol SH1 event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as India registered its best-ever performance of 19 medals. India finished 24th in the medal standings and will be looking to surpass that achievement with its largest contingent of 84 athletes in Paris.
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