Paris Paralympics: Avani cruises to the final of W50 rifle 3p; Mona crashes out

Paris [France], September 3 (ANI): After winning gold in women’s 10m SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics, Avani Lekhara now has another chance to make it two as she qualified for the R8 women’s 50m 3 positions final event.

Avani finished 7th to qualify for the R8 W50 rifle 3p final with a score of 1159.

Whereas Mona Agarwal, who had a bronze to her name, finished 13th with a score of 114 and could not qualify for the final 8.

Earlier, Avani Lekhara clinched India’s first gold at the Paris Paralympics after dominating the final of the women’s 10m air rifle. She ensured her place at the top of the podium with 249.7 points, which also marked her personal best performance in the event. Mona Agarwal snatched the bronze medal in the same event.

Manish Narwal clinched the silver medal after securing 234.9 points in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 pistol. He started the match on a good note, but in the middle, the Indian shooter dropped to the sixth. However, he didn’t lose hope and ended the event with a silver medal around his neck.

Rubina Francis finished third and bagged a bronze medal in the P2 – Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH-1 final.

Nithya Sre Sivan defeated Indonesia’s Rina Marlina 21-14 and 21-6 on Monday and got her first-ever medal at the Paralympics.

India tasted gold medal success in para-badminton after shuttler Nitesh outplayed Great Britain’s second-seeded Daniel Bethell to clinch a gold medal in the men’s singles SL3 category at the ongoing Paralympics.

In a game that went right down to the wire, Nitesh ousted Daniel with a 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 win to claim his place at the top of the podium. Murugesan lost the first set to China’s Yang Qiu Xia 21-17. In the second set, the Indian player struggled and lost the match with a scoreline of 21-10, securing a silver medal.

In the bronze medal match of the same category, Manisha outclassed Denmark’s Cathrine Rosengren 21-12, 21-8. The Indian player dominated throughout the match, securing another medal for the nation.

In the men’s singles SL4 category, France’s Lucas Mazur completely ousted the Indian Suhas with a straight-set win. The para-shuttler went down against the French player after enduring a 9-21, 13-21 defeat.

Preeti Pal secured third place and won the bronze medal after clocking 14.21 seconds in the 100m T35 event at the Paris Paralympics. She got her hands on her second medal in the ongoing Paralympics in the 200m T-35 race. Preeti delivered an eye-catching performance that saw her take away the bronze medal.

At the end of Day 5 of the ongoing marquee event, India is at 15th position in the medal’s tally with three gold, five silver, and seven bronze.