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Air Pistol Standard SH1:  Paralympic champion pistol shooter Manish Narwal clinched his first gold medal at a World Championships as Indian para shooters finished the campaign with nine medals for their best show ever in a Worlds.

Overall, team India finished with three gold, four silver, two bronze medals and four quota places for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The shooters' scintillating show came one year ahead of the Paris 224 Paralympic Games and less than a month to go for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games.

With star player Avani Lekhara giving a miss to the event owing to preparations for next month’s Asian Para Games, the Indian side relied on their pistol shooters to bring home the glory.