Paralympics 2024: India open Paris medal tally as Avani Lekhara defends 10m air rifle title
Avani Lekhara won gold and Mona Agarwal bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 while Preethi Pal won bronze in women’s 100m T35.
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It was a prolific Day 2 for India at the 2024 Paris Paralympics as four medals were won in shooting and athletics on Friday.
In the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event, Avani Lekhara defended her title to win gold while Mona Agarwal rounded off the podium with bronze. There was a third medal in shooting for India as Manish Narwal took silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event.
Later on, Preethi Pal finished in third place in the women’s 100m T35 event to win bronze.
PARALYMPIC CHAMPION, BABY ????????
Elated to have defended my Gold Medal from Tokyo 2020. Work not done yet as there’s 2 more events to follow. Focused now on doing my best in them.
Thank you for all the wishes! ???????? pic.twitter.com/owH9xkkLB7— Avani Lekhara अवनी लेखरा PLY (@AvaniLekhara) August 30, 2024
Lekhara was in fine form throughout the day as she finished second in the qualification round with a score of 625.8. Agarwal, in her debut Paralympics, qualified fifth with a score of 623.1.
In the final, Lekhara kept pace with her closest competitor and former Paralympic champion Lee Yunri of South Korea. The two were level on points after 12 shots, but Agarwal soon made a chase for gold and shot to the top after 20 shots.
However, in the...
