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India records 'silver lining' at Special Olympics World Games
Updated On: 21 June, 2023 08:18 AM IST | Berlin | IANS
Puducherry’s T Vishal, 16, finishes second in powerlifting to secure country’s first medal at Special Olympics World Games on a cloudy Monday in Berlin
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India powerlifter T Vishal in Berlin on Monday. PIC/IANS
Despite the first Monday of the World Games, ticking off all the cliches about dreariness, grayness and an overwhelmingly cloudy sky offering no sun, no rain or shine, the Indian contingent found their silver lining quite literally, with the first medals from this year’s event, won by T Vishal in powerlifting.
The 16-year-old from Puducherry, won a silver in the men’s squat (122.50kg), deadlift (155 kg), bench press (85 kg) and the combined to put India on the board at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
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