Shourya Saini Breaks Records at World Deaf Championship

Shourya Saini set a new World Deaf Championship record with a score of 452.4, winning gold in the men's 50m Rifle 3-Positions event. This is his second medal in the competition after winning silver in the men's 10m Air Rifle event. India's medal tally has reached 17.

Shourya Saini scripted a World Deaf Championship record with a score of 452.4, securing gold in the men's 50m Rifle 3-Positions event on Friday.

Achieving a qualification score of 580, Saini made it to the final. This victory marked his second medal of the competition, having already earned silver in the men's 10m Air Rifle event.

Meanwhile, Kushagra Singh finished fourth in the final, and Chetan Hanmant Sapkal won bronze in the men's 25m Rapid-fire pistol with a score of 534. Sapkal's effort brought India's total medal count to 17, comprising five gold, seven silver, and five bronze medals.

(With inputs from agencies.)