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The stars of Tokyo that shone again in Paris

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‘The first time was so nice, I had to do it twice!’ These were the famous words of Antony Joshua, the two-time heavyweight champion boxer from Britain. In quite a similar fashion, three of India’s Paralympians who won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago, returned to Paris and proved their mettle once again. Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, and Manish Narwal have shown the world that their previous success was no accident, and have once again vanquished the doubts to scale the summit. Avani Lekhara: Gold in women’s 10m air rifle SH1 At the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, Avani Lekhara, then a teenager, scripted history by winning gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle SH1 category, becoming the first Indian woman gold medalist at the Paralympics. She then went on to win bronze in the women’s 50m three-position air rifle SH1 category as well, making her the first Indian woman to win two medals at a single Paralympics edition. Cut to Paris, the now 22-year-old para-shooter from Jaipur arrived in Paris on the …

Who is shooter Manish Narwal who won silver in Paris Paralympics? | Sport-others News

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Manish Narwal, hailing from Ballabgarh, Haryana won silver in the 10-meter air pistol (SH1) Para Shooting at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Narwal has a congenital impairment in his right hand. The 22-year-old Narwal, who had won gold in 50m pistol event at Tokyo, was leading for quite some time before he slipped because of a series of poor scores to surrender the initiative 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. Narwal’s passion for shooting was sparked in 2016 when his family took him to a local shooting range. He later began visiting the range regularly. Initially unaware of the Paralympics, he simply enjoyed competing with fellow athletes.  The 22-year-old’s talent was soon recognized by coach Jai Prakash Nautiyal, under whose guidance Manish made his international debut at the Bangkok World Cup in 2017. Manish clinched the gold medal in the P1 – 10m Air Pistol SH1 event and set a Junior World Record …