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Thursday, Jul 17, 2025
Preeti became the first-ever Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics while clinching the bronze in the 200m T35 category.
The 25-year-old showed tremendous calm and composure in a high-class field to clinch a bronze in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 event.
All the athletics medals India won since the 1984 edition of the Paralympics have come from field events.
Avani finished first in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) shooting competition and had a bronze-winning Mona Agarwal for company on the podium in a historic double for the country.
It was a disappointing day for Manasi Joshi and Manoj Sarkar, as they both suffered their second consecutive defeats, ending their chances of reaching the semifinals.
Yathiraj, who is an IAS officer of the 2007 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre started the day with a defeat in the Mixed Doubles SL3-SU 5 partnering Palak Kohli.
The 17-year-old Devi from Jammu and Kashmir scored a total of 703 points out of possible 720.
Artists with disabilities and impairments screamed a countdown.
He added weighted pushups to his fitness regime, which added another layer of intensity to the challenging workout.
The Thiruvananthapuram native was part of a three-member Indian team that took to the podium in 50m rifle-prone SH1 event.
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