Indian shooter Rubina Francis won a bronze medal on August 31 in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
This was India’s fourth medal in shooting and fifth overall at the Paris Paralympics, it said. YEARS.
She earned a total of 211.1 points and finished third in the eight-woman final. She had previously qualified for the final in seventh place in the qualifying round.
India Avani Lekhara She made history on Friday by successfully defending her gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle, which she won at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. While Mona Agarwal took the bronze.
Lekhara had bettered her own Paralympic record with a final score of 249.7, which was better than her previous Paralympic record from Tokyo of 249.6. She also became the first Indian woman to bag two Paralympic gold medals. In addition, Manish Narwal added a silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol (SH1) event.
According to the details, the SH1 category in shooting is related to athletes who have impaired movement in their arms, lower trunk and legs or who have no limbs.
In addition, India Preeti Pal won a bronze medal in the women’s 100-metre T35 event at the Paris Paralympic Games.
Preeti expressed immense pride and satisfaction after the victory. She was quoted as saying PTI, “I feel proud to have won my first medal in athletics. These are my first Paralympic Games and I have won a medal, so I am happy,” she said.
She already has her sights set on her next challenge, the 200-meter race, scheduled for tomorrow.
“Tomorrow is my second event, the 200m. I will try to win the gold medal in that event. After winning the medal in the 100m, I am full of confidence and also motivated,” she added.
This year, India has sent its largest Paralympic contingent to date, comprising 84 athletes across 12 sports, as the country aims to surpass its previous achievements in Tokyo.
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