Asian Para Games: Mona Agarwal Wins Gold, Avani Lekhara Takes Silver in 10m Air Rifle
Mona Agarwal set a Games record of 250.0 to edge Avani Lekhara by 0.4 points in India’s first medals at the tournament.
- On Monday, Mona Agarwal secured gold with a Games-record score of 250.0 in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, while Avani Lekhara claimed silver.
- The SH1 category features athletes with lower limb impairments; Agarwal dominated qualification with a record 629.1, eclipsing China's Zhang Cuiping's previous mark of 627.8.
- In a closely contested final, Agarwal edged out Lekhara, a two-time Paralympic gold-medallist, by 0.4 points, surpassing the previous Games record of 249.6 set by Lekhara at the Hangzhou Games.
- Lekhara earned a quota place for India at the Los Angeles Paralympics with her silver medal, while Agarwal had already qualified through the World Championships.
- South Korea's Yunri Lee completed the podium with bronze, as India's one-two finish opened the nation's medal account at the tournament.
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