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Pranjali Dhumal bagged a bronze in the women's 25m pistol event to take India's tally to 13 medals (three gold, six silver and four bronze) after the fourth day of the 2024 Deaf World Shooting Championships held in Hannover, Germany. Pranjali qualified for the final after shooting a deaf world record and deaf world championship record of 571. In the final, she hit three of five shots in the eighth series to beat Lana Skeledzija by a single point and secure the bronze medal. She finished with a score of 29 behind Ukrainian pair Sofiia Olenych and Halyna Mosina who secured gold and silver respectively.
Anuya Prasad finished fifth in the final with a score of 21 after qualifying with a score of 558. The third Indian shooter, Vedika Sharma, finished the qualification with a score of 473. The 16-member Indian deaf shooting team made a brilliant start to the 2nd World Deaf Shooting Championship.
Anuya Prasad won gold in the women's 10m air pistol event, while India also secured a double podium finish in the men's 10m air pistol event, with Abhinav Deshwal winning silver and Shubham Vashist bronze. The duo also teamed up with Chetan Sakpal to secure team silver in the event, a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) said.
The championship will run until September 7, 2024, and will see Indian shooters compete in the Air Rifle and Air Pistol disciplines. The team, which includes top shooters like Dhanush Srikanth, will also be accompanied by an interpreter and coaches Preeti Sharma (pistol) and Sanjeev Rajput (rifle).
Earlier on Friday, NRAI and ITC Maurya hosted a star-studded evening in New Delhi and felicitated the Indian Olympic shooting contingent.
All three Olympic winners (Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale) and other participants were felicitated with awards and mementos. The evening concluded with the Olympic and shooting related cake cutting ceremony.
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