Paralympian Manish Narwal Clinches Silver in Paris

Tokyo Games gold medallist Manish Narwal earned a silver medal in the men's 10m air pistol event (SH1) at the Paris Paralympics. Narwal initially led the event but fell behind due to a series of poor scores, finishing with 234.9 points, while South Korea's Jo Jeongdu won with 237.4 points.

Tokyo Games gold medallist shooter Manish Narwal fought hard before settling for silver in the men's 10m air pistol (SH1) event at the Paris Paralympics here on Friday.

The 22-year-old Narwal, who had won gold in the 50m pistol event at Tokyo, was leading for some time before slipping due to a series of poor scores, surrendering the lead to veteran South Korean marksman Jo Jeongdu.

Narwal, the elder brother of Indian pistol marksman Shiva Narwal, shot 234.9, while Jeongdu took the gold with a total of 237.4.