PARIS: Indian shooters Nihal Singh and Rudransh Khandelwal failed to progress to the final of the mixed 50m pistol (SH1) competition at the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday.
Nihal, the 2023 World Championship bronze medallist, finished 19th. He had an aggregate score of 522 across six series.
Competing in his maiden Paralympics, 17-year-old Rudransh, who lost his left leg in a freak accident when he was just eight years old, scored 517 to finish in the 22nd spot in the qualification round.
Korea's Jo Jeongdu topped the qualification with a Paralympic Qualification Record of 553.
Athletes classified in SH1 are able to hold their gun without difficulty and shoot from a standing or sitting position (in a wheelchair or chair). As a rule, SH1 athletes may use a pistol or a rifle.
Indian shooters have so far secured four medals at the Paris Paralympics, including a gold and a silver.