In the Paris Paralympics 2024, India’s campaign began with a bang. On day two, Avani Lakhera and Mona Agarwal won gold and bronze in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1.
It was the second gold medal for Avani Lakhera in the Paralympics; she scored 249.7 in the final. She also won a gold medal in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
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Mona took bronze in the Paris Paralympics 2024 with 228.7 in the final.
Manish Narwal won silver in the P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event, finishing with a score of 234.9.
Meanwhile, Preethi Pal secured a bronze in the Women’s 100m T35 final. The 23-year-old Preethi clocked 14.21 seconds, which is also her personal best, to finish third. This is the first medal for India at a track event in the Para Games.
India hopes for the best in the 2024 Paralympics. A record 84 athletes have qualified for Paris.
In the last Tokyo Paralympics 2020, 54 athletes qualified. Of them, 19 won medals, including 5 gold medals.
