Dhanush Srikanth bagged a another gold medal in the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup in the 10m Air Rifle Junior Men's category in Suhl, Germany.
The young shooter displayed composure and consistency throughout the 24-shot final to register a score of 249.4 and earn the top spot at the podium.
Dhanush Srikanth wins India’s 3rd gold 🥇 with a win in the men’s 10m air rifle at the @issf_official junior World Cup. Here he is atop the podium with Pontus Kallin (left) of 🇸🇪 who won 🥈 & Romain Aufrere of 🇫🇷 who won 🥉 #ISSFJuniorWorldCup #Shooting #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/Afzv34VDpj
— NRAI (@OfficialNRAI) June 5, 2023
Sweden's Pontus Kallin bagged the silver medal with a points tally of 248.1 while Romain Aufrere of France secured the bronze medal.
India currently top the medal tally with three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. They are followed by USA who have two gold and one silver medal.
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All you need to know Dhanush Srikanth
The former gold medal winner at the Deaflympics 2021, started his journey in famous Indian shooter Gagan Narang's Guns for Glory shooting academy in Hyderabad.
Srikanth is born deaf yet his hearing impairment was never a hindrance in his progress as a shooter.
Recalling his meeting with the youngster's mother for the first time, Narang narrated to Scroll back in 2022,
I asked her what’s the problem, why is she so quiet. She told me her son was born deaf and cannot communicate. This was something I didn’t expect, but I felt this was a new challenge for me. I felt that if the boy cannot hear, maybe his other senses would be heightened, so we could work and train around it.
He further added,
He has worked very hard to get to this point in the sport. It’ll just give him the confidence to go further.
The 20-year-old won two gold medals at the Deaflympics 2021 in 10m air rifle and 10m air mixed rifle and has now added yet another feather to his hat with a gold medal at the Junior World Cup.
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