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Srikanth’s World Record Leads India’s Four-Medal Burst to Open Tokyo Deaflympics Shooting

The centenary Games showcase the payoff from India’s integrated training pipeline.

Overview

  • Dhanush Srikanth won the men’s 10m air rifle with 252.2, setting a Deaf Final World Record.
  • Srikanth topped qualification with 630.6 to break the Deaflympics mark, as Mohammed Murtaza Vania advanced with 626.3 and then secured silver at 250.1.
  • South Korea’s Baek Seunghak took the men’s bronze, completing an Indian 1–2 in the final.
  • Ukraine’s Violeta Lykova won the women’s 10m air rifle with 252.4, with India’s Mahit Sandhu claiming silver at 250.5 and Komal Waghmare bronze at 228.3.
  • India closed day one of shooting with four medals across two events, at a Games hosting 3,081 athletes from 81 nations, with Srikanth and Sandhu scheduled to pair next in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.