Tokyo, Nov. 16 -- Dhanush Srikanth smashed the world record in 10m Air Rifle en route to win India's first gold medal in shooting at the 25th Summer Deaflympics now underway here.
Srikanth also broke the Deaflympic qualification record to book his spot in the finals.
In the finals, Dhanush shot 252.2 to better his own world record of 251.7 to clinch the gold medal, while his teammate Mohammed Murtaza Vania secured silver with a score of 250.1. The women shooters added a silver and bronze to make it a four-medal haul for India in shooting on the first day of the competition.
In the women's 10m Air Rifle Final, Mahit Sandhu picked up the silver with a score of 250.5, 1.9 points behind gold medal winner Ukraine's Violeta Lykova (252.4). Ind...