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Manish Narwal climbs from fifth in qualifying to air pistol silver
The SH1 shooter finished behind South Korea's Jo Jeongdu in Nagoya, while powerlifter Ashok also took silver in the up to 65 kg class.
Key points
- Manish Narwal scored 233.7 in the men's 10m air pistol SH1 final.
- South Korea's Jo Jeongdu won gold with 241.3.
- Ashok lifted 192 kg for silver behind China's Zou Yi.
Manish Narwal added a silver medal to India’s shooting haul at the Asian Para Games on Tuesday, recovering from a modest qualification round to finish second in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final in Nagoya.
Narwal had qualified fifth for the final but finished on 233.7, ahead of China’s Yang Chao. South Korea’s Jo Jeongdu was a class apart, winning gold with 241.3.
It was India’s second shooting silver of the Games after Avani Lekhara finished runner-up to Mona Agarwal in the women’s 10m air rifle SH1 on Monday.
Ashok’s 192 kg
India picked up another silver in para powerlifting, where Ashok lifted 192 kg in the men’s up to 65 kg class. China’s Zou Yi won gold with 216 kg.
The two silvers came on a strong morning for India in Nagoya, with Deepthi Jeevanji winning the women’s 400m T20 in a Games record and Pradeep Kumar taking silver in the men’s javelin F53/F54.
India had won 11 medals on Monday, including four golds, to sit fourth in the medal table at the end of that day.