Manish Narwal

{{Short description|Indian para pistol shooter and Paralympic medalist}}

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Manish Narwal (born 17 October 2001) is an Indian Para Pistol Shooter. He ranks fourth in the world in Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 according to the World Shooting Para Sport Rankings. He won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=30 August 2024 |title=Paralympics 2024, Shooting Highlights: Avani Lekhara wins gold, Mona Agarwal takes bronze in 10m air rifle standing SH1; Manish Narwal clinches silver in 10m air pistol SH1 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/paris-paralympics-2024/news/shooting-live-score-paralympics-2024-paris-updates-avani-lekhara-manish-narwal-events-qualification-final-highlights/article68583130.ece |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=30 August 2024 |title=Paralympics: Shooter Manish Narwal wins silver in Paris, 2nd medal at the Games |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/paralympics/story/paralympics-manish-narwal-silver-10m-air-pistol-sh1-second-games-medal-2590929-2024-08-30 |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}

He is currently supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.

Career

He began shooting in 2016 in Ballabhgarh.{{Cite web|title=Manish Narwal - Shooting {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org/manish-narwal|access-date=19 October 2021|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en}} Narwal pistol shooting in 2016 at Faridabad in the Haryana State, was where he made history by setting a world record while clinching gold in the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 event at the 2021 Para Shooting World Cup. He won several medals, including gold, silver and bronze medals in the national and International events.{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/manish-narwal-shoots-second-gold-in-para-shooting-wc-with-new-world-record-7241813/|title= Manish Narwal shoots second gold in Para-Shooting WC with new world record |work= Indian Express News | access-date=}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/manish-narwal-sets-new-world-record-at-para-shooting-world-cup|title= Manish Narwal sets new world record at Para Shooting World Cup |work= International Olympic Committee News | access-date=}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|url= https://english.lokmat.com/other-sports/narwal-lead-indian-challenge-at-para-shooting-world-cup/ |title= Narwal lead Indian challenge at para shooting World Cup |work= Lokmat News| access-date=}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/al-ain-2021-narwal-sets-world-record-reinaldo-spoils-host-s-golden-hopes|title=Al Ain 2021: Narwal sets world record as Reinaldo spoils host's golden hopes|work= Para Olympic| access-date=}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://thebridge.in/featured/para-sports-manish-narwal-targets-all-senior-junior-world-records-by-2020/|title= Para Sports: Manish Narwal targets all Senior and Junior world records by 2020|work= The Bridge News | access-date=}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/manish-narwal-shoots-gold-in-para-shooting-wc-with-new-world-record/articleshow/81654589.cms|title=Manish Narwal shoots gold in Para-Shooting WC with new world record|work= Times of India News| access-date=}}

=Award=

In 2020, Manish took The Arjuna Award, officially known as the Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Shooting sports. The Arjuna Award was the highest sporting honour of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/unprecedented-eight-para-sports-personalities-to-receive-national-sports-awards/articleshow/77678812.cms|title= Unprecedented eight para-sports personalities to receive national sports awards|work= Times of India News | access-date=}}

= 2020 Summer Paralympics =

Manish Narwal qualified for the Paralympics Games in Tokyo and represented Team India at the Shooting Paralympic of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He won a gold medal for India in Mixed P4 – 50 m pistol SH1.{{cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2020/tokyo-paralympics-indias-manish-narwal-wins-gold-singhraj-adhana-takes-silver-in-mixed-50m-pistol-sh1-2529400|title=Tokyo Paralympics: Manish Narwal Wins Gold, Silver For Singhraj Adhana In 50m Mixed Pistol (SH1)|publisher=NDTV Sports|date=4 September 2021|accessdate=9 October 2022}}

Honours

2021 – Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of India.{{Cite web|date=2 November 2021|title=National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/national-sports-awards-2021-neeraj-chopra-lovlina-borgohain-mithali-raj-among-9-others-to-get-khel-ratna-4396067.html|access-date=2 November 2021|website=News18|language=en}}