Gun licence eludes Tokyo Paralympics shooter Deepender Singh

Deepender Singh rues the fact that a lack of gun licence meant that he had to use borrowed equipment to compete at the Paralympics.

Indian shooter Deepender Singh can hold his head high for representing the country at the Tokyo Paralympics which ended recently. Deepender ultimately finished 10th in the SH1 class in the men’s 10m air pistol event in Tokyo but he was aspiring for more. Deepender rues the fact that a lack of gun licence meant that he had to use borrowed equipment to compete at the Paralympics. The shooter from Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh is a 2017 para shooting World Cup champion and a 2019 Asian champion but a gun licence continues to elude him. He has been doing the rounds of the concerned departments for more than one and a half years now with all the required paperwork in tow but hasn’t been able to procure a gun licence, according to Hindustan newspaper. He has won two medals at the world shooting para sport world cup. His first medal was a gold at the 2017 para shooting world cup in Bangkok. He won a second medal in 2018 at the para shooting world cup in Chateau Roux, France.