PUNE: Priyesha Deshmukh, the Pune shooter, who had 98 per cent hearing loss a year after her birth, won gold in the 10m air rifle mixed event with Dhanush Srikanth at the 24th Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, on Saturday.
Priyesha and Dhanush defeated Germany's Sebastian Herrmany and Sabrina Eckert 16-10 in the gold-medal match. This was Dhanush's second gold of the Games after having won the men's 10m air rifle individual title.