Prez, VP, PM congratulate shooters Narwal & Adhana for winning Paralympic medals
New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated shooters Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana for winning medals for India at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
The 19-year-old Narwal scored 218.2 in the final, a Paralympic record, to claim the gold metal while the 39-year-old Adhana cliched the silver to make it a historic one-two finish for the country in the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event in Tokyo.
The gold and silver from the shooters took India’s medal tally to 15 – 3 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
“Young Manish Narwal has done India proud by winning a shooting gold medal and making the tricolor fly high at the #Paralympics! You’ve shown immense talent and dedication at a very young age,” Kovind tweeted.
“Singhraj Adhana wins a silver medal and adds to his bronze winning performance in Tokyo #Paralympics. Congratulations for your exceptional performances,” the President said about Adhana who, had already won a bronze in the P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event on Tuesday.
Vice President Naidu also congratulated both the shooters on their success.
‘Our Paralympians continue to bring glory to the nation. Heartiest congratulations to Manoj Narwal for winning Gold medal and Singhraj for bagging Silver medal in the Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event at Tokyo #Paralympics 2020. The entire country is proud of you and elated at your win,’ tweeted Naidu.
Meanwhile, PM Modi said Narwal winning the gold medal at the Paralympics was a special moment for Indian sports.
‘Glory from the Tokyo #Paralympics continues. Great accomplishment by the young and stupendously talented Manish Narwal. His winning the Gold Medal is a special moment for Indian sports. Congratulations to him. Best wishes for the coming times. #Praise4Para,’ he said in a tweet.
“The outstanding Singhraj Adhana does it again! He wins yet another medal, this time in the Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event. India rejoices due to his feat. Congrats to him. Wishing him the very best for the future endeavours,” the PM tweeted about Adhana.
