India's Dhanush wins air rifle gold, Murtaza settles for silver in DeaflympicsApart from his gold medal, Dhanush Srikanth also set a new Deaf Final World Record of 252.2.
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Dhanush Srikanth (R) & M. Vania (L).
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New Delhi: Dhanush Srikanth on Sunday opened the account for India with a gold medal in the men’s air rifle event at the Deaflympics in Tokyo.
India’s Mohammed Murtaza Vania finished with a final score of 250.1 to grab the silver medal while Korea’s Baek Seunghak settled for bronze with a score of 223.6.
Apart from his gold medal, Srikanth also set a new Deaf Final World Record of 252.2.
India’s medal count now stands at two in the competition.