Mahit Sandhu wins women’s 50-metre rifle gold in World Deaf shooting championship.

Mahit Sandhu won the women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position gold in the second World Deaf shooting championship in Hannover, Germany.

Abhinav Deshwal won the men’s 25-metre standard pistol gold with a world record score of 565 in enhancing the rich collection of the Indian contingent.

In fact, the 17-year-old Abhinav was honoured by the organisers for a rich haul of two gold and three silver medals. The women’s air pistol gold medallist, the 16-year-old Anuya Prasad, was the other shooter to be honoured by the organisers. The two youngsters were presented with the Nana figure, a well-known sculpture of Hannover, in acknowledgement of their achievements.

India topped the medals table with seven gold, seven silver and six bronze medals. Ukraine was a close second with seven gold, five silver and seven bronze.