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Mona Agarwal clinches gold, Avani Lekhara takes silver in shooting at Asian Para Games
Mona, a bronze-medallist at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, shot a record score of 250.0, edging her more celebrated compatriot Avani by 0.4 points.
Updated on: Oct 19, 2026, 11:35:29 IST
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Mona Agarwal claimed the gold with a Games record, while Avani Lekhara took the silver in the same event as India opened its medal account at the Asian Para Games with a one-two finish in the women's 10m air rifle SH1 event at Nagoya on Monday.
Mona, a bronze-medallist at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, shot a record score of 250.0, edging her more celebrated compatriot Avani by 0.4 points.
Avani, a two-time Paralympic gold-medallist, picked up silver with a score of 249.6. The contest went down to the wire and Mona led Avani by a mere 0.1 point -- 239.2 to 239.1 -- before the final shots.
Korea's Yunri Lee took the bronze in the same event. SH1 classification is for shooters with lower limb impairments.
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