Manish Narwal Shines with Silver in Para-Shooting at Asian Para Games

Manish Narwal Clinches Silver in Para-Shooting

On Tuesday, Manish Narwal, a former Paralympic para-shooter, earned a silver medal in the men's 10 m air pistol SH1 category during the ongoing Asian Para Games. Narwal scored 233.7 points, finishing behind South Korea's Jo Jeongdu, who topped the event with 241.3 points, while China's Yang Chao took third place, as reported by ESPN.

Despite starting the qualification round in fifth place, Narwal's impressive second series score of 49.8 propelled him into medal contention. Jeongdu, the world record holder, maintained a significant lead over the other competitors. Another Indian shooter, Rudranksh Khandelwal, finished seventh and was the first to be eliminated after a challenging start, contrasting with his earlier second-place qualification round performance. He has also qualified for the Los Angeles Paralympics in 2028.

Silver Medals in Table Tennis and Powerlifting

In para-table tennis, Jehan Madan secured a silver medal in the men's singles class 1, finishing fourth in his group. He managed to beat only his fellow countryman Sandeep Dangi in a five-man field, but this was sufficient for him to earn a medal.

Additionally, Ashok won a silver medal in the men's 65 kg para-powerlifting category, achieving a best lift of 192 kg. He finished behind China's Zou Yi, who won gold with a lift of 216 kg. With these achievements, India's medal tally at the Asian Para Games now stands at 22, comprising five golds, eight silvers, and nine bronzes.

India concluded the first day of the competition with a total of 11 medals, including four golds, five silvers, and two bronzes.

Bronze Medals in Para-Table Tennis

Earlier, Indian para-table tennis players Baby Sahana Ravi and Prachi Pandey both earned bronze medals in the women's singles Class 9 and Class 6 events, respectively. Baby Sahana faced a 0-3 defeat against China's Mao Jingdian in the semi-finals of her event, marking India's first medal in the standing category of para table tennis at the Asian Para Games.

Prachi Pandey also secured a bronze in her event after losing to Iraq's Najlah Al-Dayyeni in straight games, 9-11, 2-11, and 8-11. With these victories, India achieved a total of four medals in para table tennis on the same day.

Earlier in the day, Bhavina Patel won a bronze medal after a 3-0 loss to China's Zhang Bian in the Women's Singles Class 4-5 semi-finals. Patel, who previously won silver at the 2020 Paralympics, exited the singles competition after a defeat with scores of 7-11, 5-11, and 7-11.

Sonalben Patel also claimed a bronze in the women's singles Class 3 event after losing her semi-final match against South Korea's Yoon Jiyu in straight games, 7-11, 5-11, and 6-11.

Medals in Athletics and Field Events

In addition to the four medals in para table tennis, Pradeep Kumar won silver, while Ayush Verma secured bronze in the men's javelin throw F53/F54 event. Praveen Sharma also added a bronze in the men's shot put F11 event.

The highlight of the day was Indian para-athlete Deepthi Jeevanji, who won gold in the women's 400m T20 event, setting a Games record with a time of 56.36 seconds.