Later in the day, Preethi Pal became the first Indian to win a Paralympic medal in a track event. The 23-year-old won a bronze medal in the women's T35 100m event with a personal best time of 14.21 seconds at the Paris Paralympics
Narwal and Francis, who aggregated a World Record qualifying score of 565 to qualify in the top place, defeated the Chinese pair of Yang Chao and Min Li 17-11 in the final.
Extending to Haryana's both the medal winners, Khattar said both the medal winners are from Faridabad district and not only the residents of the district but the entire nation is proud of their achievements.
19 year old Manish Narwal accomplished his gold winning feat by shooting 218.2, a Paralympics record, in the Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event.
Narwal shot a Paralympic record 218 in the final while Singhraj, who had won a bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol SH1 earlier this week, finished second with a score of 216.7.
Narwal, 19, shot 5.7 points better than Javanmardi who ended on 223.4 points. His compatriot Singhraj, also a World Championship medallist, claimed the bronze with 201.7 points.
