Dhanush Srikanth has secured the air rifle
gold medal at the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo.
• He
set a new world record of 252.2 points in Tokyo.
• This
victory also allowed him to defend his previous title from the last edition.
• Mohammed
Vania scored 250.1 points and won the silver medal in the same event.
• Mahit
Sandhu won the silver medal in the women’s air rifle event.
• Komal
Waghmare won the bronze in the women’s air rifle event.
• This
result gave India another double podium finish.
• The
2025 Summer Deaflympics is officially callled the 25th Summer Deaflympics or
XXV Summer Deaflympics.
• It
is an international multi-sport event. It is being organised in Tokyo, Japan
from 15 to 26 November 2025.
• This
event marks 100th anniversary of Deaflympics as first edition started in 1924.
• Deaflympics
were previously known as World Games for the Deaf and International Games for
the Deaf.
