India's shooters continued their impressive performance at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday, taking home a bronze medal in the women's air pistol SH1 event final. In the eight-woman final, Rubina finished third with a total score of 211.1. Earlier in the day, she had finished eighth in the qualification round, earning a berth in the final.
India's shooters continued their impressive performance at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday, taking home a bronze medal in the women's air pistol SH1 event final. In the eight-woman final, Rubina finished third with a total score of 211.1. Earlier in the day, she had finished eighth in the qualification round, earning a berth in the final. At the Paris Paralympics, this was India's fifth medal overall and fourth in the shooting category.
Avani Lekhara made history on Friday when she successfully defended the gold medal she had won in the women's 10m air rifle competition at the Tokyo Paralympics. Her countrymate Mona Agarwal took home the bronze. Then, in the men's 10m air pistol (SH1), Manish Narwal earned a silver medal. Athletes in the SH1 class may shoot from a wheelchair or chair while sitting or standing with ease and grasp a rifle.
