Mona Agarwal sets Games record to win gold as India open medal campaign at Asian Para Games
At the Asian Para Games in Japan, Mona Agarwal won gold in the women's 10m air rifle SH1 with a record 250.0 points, beating compatriot Avani Lekhara, who secured silver.
At the Asian Para Games in Japan, Mona Agarwal won gold in the women's 10m air rifle SH1 with a record 250.0 points, beating compatriot Avani Lekhara, who secured silver.
At the Asian Para Games in Japan, Mona Agarwal won gold in the women's 10m air rifle SH1 with a record 250.0 points, beating compatriot Avani Lekhara, who secured silver.
India kicked off their Asian Para Games campaign in spectacular style in Nagoya, Japan, with Mona Agarwal claiming gold in the women's 10m air rifle SH1 event alongside a new Games record. Paris 2024 Paralympic bronze medallist Mona delivered a stellar performance, scoring 250.0 to edge out compatriot and two-time Paralympic gold medallist Avani Lekhara by just 0.4 points. The SH1 classification is designated for athletes with lower limb impairments.
Avani secured the silver medal with a score of 249.6, following a tense battle that went down to the wire. Just before the final shots, Mona held a razor-thin lead of 0.1 points over Avani (239.2 to 239.1). South Korea's Yunri Lee took bronze in the event.
In the men's 10m air rifle event, Swaroop Unhalkar narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing in fourth place. Meanwhile, in para-archery, Sheetal Devi equalled the world record and set a new Asian record by scoring 704 out of 720 in the women's compound qualification round.
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