Paralympics silver medalist Manish Narwal’s father dedicated the medal to his late brother following the shooter’s glory in Paris. Manish lost his elder brother Manjeet Singh in a road accident in 2022. The 22-year-old clinched the silver in the men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event with a total score of 234.9 points, falling short against South Korean shooter by 2.5 points, who scored 237.4 points to secure gold.
Manish Narwal’s Paralympics medal dedicated to late brother
“From November 1, 2022, to today, Manish has remembered his brother every single day for these 668 days. It took Manish six months to pick up the gun again. Manish’s Paralympics medal is for Manjeet. Manjeet would be cheering from the heavens,” Manish Narwal’s father told Indian Express.
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The para-shooter’s father also spoke about the athlete’s disability and how a nerve damage resulted led to the situation minutes after his birth. He credited his son for observing others to learn the sport and said that he grew up with an attitude that never addressed his disability as a concern.
Manish started shooting at the 10X academy in Ballabgarh in 2015 where coach Rakesh Singh took him under his wings. The win in Paris marks Manish’s second consecutive medal at the Paris Paralympics, following his gold medal win in the same event at the Tokyo Paralympics.
