Rubina Francis wins bronze in air pistol SH1 event, fourth medal for India in shooting – ThePrint – PTIFeed

Chatearoux, Aug 31 (PTI) – India’s Rubina Francis won a bronze medal in the final of the women’s air pistol SH1 event, continuing the strong performance by the country’s shooters at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.

Rubina scored a total of 211.1 points, placing third in the eight-woman final. She qualified for the final in seventh place in the qualifying round the previous day.

On Friday, Avani Lekhara made history by successfully defending her gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle shooting event that she won at the Tokyo Paralympics, while her compatriot Mona Agarwal secured the bronze medal.

Manish Narwal then bagged a silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol shooting (SH1). In the SH1 category, athletes can hold their gun without any problems and shoot from a standing or sitting position in a wheelchair or chair. PTI PDS PDS ATK

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