Mahit Sandhu won the gold in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the Tokyo Deaflympics, breaking two world records and securing her fourth medal. She outshot South Korea’s Dain Jeong in the final moments, while India’s tally reached 14 medals.

Hyderabad: India’s Mahit Sandhu clinched the gold medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions women’s event, making it four medals in her debut Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo on Saturday.

In a tightly contested final, Mahit shot a combined score of 456.0 after 45 shots to win her second gold medal in the games. South Korea’s Dain Jeong won silver with a final score of 453.5 while Mira Zsuzsanna Biatovszki of Hungary won bronze with a score of 438.6. Mahit also broke the Deaf Qualification World Record and the Deaflympics World Record enroute to the finals.

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