Indian shooter Singhraj Adana extended his personal medal tally at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics to two by winning a silver in the P4 Mixed 50m Rifle event (SH1) event on Saturday. Before this, he had also brought home the bronze medal in another shooting event that happened on August 31, 2021.

Elated with Singhraj Adana’s performance, his family, back in Haryana, broke into a little celebration. “My son made our country proud. I am really happy today,” news agency ANI quoted Singhraj’s mother Vedwati as saying.

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“I am really happy. We all have supported him. India won 2 medals today,” said Kavita, Singhraj’s wife.

His father Prem Singh Adana said that he is not able to express his happiness. “I am really happy. I’m not able to express my happiness. My happiness knows no bounds,” Prem Singh Adhana, Singhraj’s father, said.

With his feat, Adana joins the elite list of Indians who have won multiple medals in the same edition of the Games.

“Every shot is very difficult. One shot is very important, so my coach every time says ‘Singhraj, Manish, only one shot, one shot fired’,” Adana said of the final shoot-off between he and Narwal.

“The final was very difficult today. I decided (when I was) in third position, Singhraj, good, please, stop, breathe, stop, OK. And one shot, only one shot, please. No other thought, my mind is slow. And go again,” news agency PTI quoted him as saying.

On the trilby hat he wore during the final, Adana said, “My hat is a gift from my wife, so my very lucky hat.”

As the pistol is held with one hand only, athletes in SH1 category have an impairment affecting one arm and/or the legs, for example resulting from amputations or spinal cord injuries. P4 is a classification for the mixed 50m air pistol competition.

Some shooters compete in a seated position, while others take aim in a standing position as defined in the rules.