Paralympics 2024, Shooting Highlights: Avani Lekhara wins gold, Mona Agarwal takes bronze in 10m air rifle standing SH1; Manish Narwal clinches silver in 10m air pistol SH1

Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar (R1 - Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1) and Rubina Francis (P2 - Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1) will be the Indian para shooters in action tomorrow.

India’s campaign in para shooting has begun on a solid note with a medal of every colour - Avani Lekhara’s gold and Mona Agarwal’s bronze in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1, and Manish Narwal’s silver in men’s 10m air pistol SH1.

Two Indian shooters missed qualification for the finals in agonising manner.

Rudransh Khandelwal (Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1) and Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna (Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2) both finished ninth.

Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna finishes ninth with a score of 630.7 in the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 qualification round.

Sriharsha misses a place in the final by 0.1 as New Zealand’s Michael Johnson, with 630.8, makes the cut in eighth place.

Manish starts with 8.9 while Jo hits a 10.8. A deficit of 3.7 with one shot remaining.

A 9.9 for Manish and Jo hits an 8.7 which is enough for the Korean to win gold.

Manish Narwal (234.9) takes silver medal. Jo Jeongdu (237.4) wins the gold medal.

Manish starts with a 9.4 before shooting a 9.7.

China’s Yang Chao, with a total of 214.3, takes bronze.

Manish (216.1) and Korea’s Jo Jeongdu (217.9) to fight for gold now.

Manish begins with a 10.1. Follows it up with a 9.2 to stay second with a total of 197.0

Manish is guaranteed a medal.

Cuba’s Alexander Reyna Jerez (194.0) finishes in fourth place.

A 9.9 and 9.8 for Manish. A total of 177.7 and he slips to second as we have a new leader in Korea’s Jo Jeongdu.

Denmark’s Buster Antonsen (174.2) goes out.

Manish shoots 10.0 and 10.4 in this round. And guess what, he is at the top now!!!!

Manish (158.0) leads China’s Yang Chao (157.2).

China’s Lou Xiaolong (153.7) has been eliminated.

Manish begins with a 9.5. Follows it up with a 10.4. 

Manish jumps to 2nd with a total of 137.6

Uzbekistan’s Server Ibragimov, with a score of 132.1, goes out.

A 10.1 and 10.4 for Manish. Takes him to 4th with a score of 117.7

First shooter to be eliminated is Islamic Republic of Iran’s Seyedmohammadreza Mirshafiei.

Manish starts with a 9.8 before another disappointing shot of 8.8. His next shot is 9.2. He ends the series with a 10.0 and 10.7.

With a score of 97.2, Manish moves up to 5th.

Now, after every two shots, the shooter with the lowest total will be eliminated.

All eight shooters will have two series of five shots each before the elimination round.

Manish starts with an 8.1. That’s going to hurt. He recovers to follow it up with a 10.5. Next three shots for Manish are 9.8, 10.0 and 10.3.

With a score of 48.7, Manish is sixth after first series.

Sriharsha slips to 13th after second series in which he scores 104.9, taking his total to 210.3

Sriharsha begins with a score of 105.4 in the first series of Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification round. The Indian is currently placed seventh.

Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna is in action. Indian para shooters have had a superb day so far and Sriharsha will hope to keep it going.

India has just won its third medal of Paris Paralympics. Preethi Pal takes bronze in women’s 100m T35 event. It is the first-ever Paralympic medal for India in a track event.

5PM IST: R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification - Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna

5:30PM IST: P1 - Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final - Manish Narwal

7:45PM IST: R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Final - Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna (Subject to qualification)

Manish Narwal recovers well from a poor start to finish fifth with a score of 565 and makes it to the final.

However, it is heartbreak for Rudransh Khandelwal as he finishes ninth with 561, just one point behind Uzbekistan’s Server Ibragimov who takes the last qualification spot for the finals.

The final will be held later today at 5:30PM IST.

Avani Lekhara finishes with a score of 249.7, bettering her own Paralympic Record of 249.6 from Tokyo 2020.

She becomes the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at Paralympics.

Avani shoots 9.9. Lee hits 10.7. 

Avani has a massive gap to cover. Barring a massive mistake from the Korean, it looks like the Indian will finish with a silver.

Avani hits 10.5 and can you believe it, Lee hits 6.8!!!!!

It is another gold medal for Avani Lekhara, with yet another Paralympic Record!!!!!!

Mona - 10.6

Korea’s Lee Yunri - 10.8

Avani - 10.6

Avani is down to 3rd while it is a tie between Mona and Lee. One more shot.

Avani - 10.7, Lee - 10.6, Mona - 10.0

Mona wins the bronze medal, finishing with a total of 228.7

Avani and Lee are tied for the top spot at 229.3.

Avani shoots 10.5 while for Mona, it is 10.7. Both are tied for the top spot!

Avani comes up with another 10.5 while Mona shoots a 10.6 A slender 0.1 lead for Mona now!

Ukraine’s Iryna Shchetnik exits. Two medals confirmed for India!

Avani - 10.0. Stays on top. Follows it up with 10.7.

Mona - 10.8. Jumps to second. Comes up with 10.6

Avani is 1st with 187.0 while Mona jumps to 2nd with 186.8.

Sweden’s Anna Benson exits.

Medal confirmed for India.

Avani - 10.1, 10.3

Mona - 10.4, 10.2

Avani stays on top with 166.3 while Mona remains in 3rd spot with 165.4.

After a shoot-off, Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova exits. Five shooters left.

Avani takes the outright lead with a 10.7. Follows it up with another 10.7

Mona drops to 4th with a 9.8. Her second is 10.8.

Avani on top with 145.9 while Mona is 3rd with 144.8.

Next shooter who exits is China’s Zhong Yixin.

Avani shoots 10.3 and 10.5

Mona comes up with a brilliant 10.9 and 10.6

After 1st elimination round, Avani is joint-1st (124.5) while Mona is 3rd (124.2)

China’s Zhang Cuiping has been eliminated.

Second series 

Avani - 10.4, 10.2, 10.5, 10.0, 10.8

Mona - 10.7, 10.4, 10.4, 9.7, 10.3

Avani is 2nd with 103.7 score while Mona is 6th with 102.7

Now, there will be elimination after every two shots.

Avani finishes first series of five shots with a score of 51.8. She is 4th.

Mona is 5th with 51.2

Another series of five shots each before the beginning of the elimination round.

Manish records a score of 91 in the second series. For Rudransh, it is 95 again. 

Both shooters will have to improve in the remaining four series in order to secure a place in the final.

Rudransh finishes first series with a score of 95.

Meanwhile, Manish is off to a disastrous start in the second series with two 8s and one 9.

Manish Narwal hits seven 10s and three 9s to finish the opening series with a score of 97.

Rudransh still has a few more shots remaining in the opening series.

Rudransh Khandelwal and Manish Narwal will be in action in men’s 10m air pistol SH1 qualification at 2:45PM IST.

Next up, Rudransh Khandelwal and Manish Narwal will be in action in men’s 10m air pistol SH1 qualification at 2:45PM IST.

Keep following Sportstar’s live blog for the latest updates!

Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal have qualified for the final, which will be held later today at 3:15PM IST.

Avani finishes second with 625.8 while Mona finishes fifth with 623.1 in the qualification round.

Ukraine’s Iryna Shchetnik, who holds the qualification world record, has broken the Paralympic qualification record. Shchetnik finishes with 627.5, going past the previous mark of 626.0 set by China’s Zhang Cuiping in Tokyo. 

Mona Agarwal shoots brilliantly under pressure, finishing the qualification round with a score of 105.5 in the final series. Her total score is 623.1 and as things stand, she is in the top eight.

Avani, on the other hand, has a slightly below par final series of 103.1 but still, her overall score of 625.8 keeps her in the second spot for now. 

A few shooters are yet to finish. The final positions will be confirmed shortly.

Avani Lekhara continues her excellent performance with a score of 105.6 in the fifth series to stay on top.

Mona Agarwal, on the other hand, shoots a 9.7 and 9.9 at the end of this series, finishing with 104.1 and slipping to sixth.

Avani Lekhara has jumped to the top spot after an excellent fourth series, scoring 105.3.

Mona Agarwal had one bad shot of 9.9 but with a score of 102.4, she is at fifth and on course to qualify for the final along with Avani.

Avani shoots a 9.7 and 9.9 towards the end of third series. Score - 103.4

Mona ends third series with 103.8, with the final shot being a disappointing 9.4.

Avani and Mona are third and fourth, respectively at the halfway stage.

Much better from Avani as she jumps to third spot after a brilliant second series in which she scored 105.5.

Mona had one shot below 10 - a 9.9. She scores 103.4 in second series and slips to sixth.

Mona Agarwal shoots consistently well to score 103.9 in the first series. 

Reigning Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara had one disastrous shot of 9.6 which means she finishes the first series with 102.9

Mona is 5th while Avani is 10th.

Avani Lekhara opens with a 10.6 shot while Mona Agarwal shoots 10.3.

A total of 17 shooters are in action in R2 - Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification at Paris Paralympics. Each shooter will have six series of 10 shots each. In the end, top eight shooters with the highest scores will qualify for the final which will be held later today.

The qualification event will not be streamed live anywhere. However, you can follow the live updates on our blog.

Avani Lekhara created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal during the previous edition in Tokyo three years. Avani had finished on top in 10m air rifle standing SH1 event, setting a new Paralympic Record and tying the World Record in the process.

12:30 - R2 - Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification - Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal

14:45 - P1 - Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification - Rudransh Khandelwal, Manish Narwal

15:15 - R2 - Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final - Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal (Subject to qualification)

17:00 - R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification - Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna

17:30 - P1 - Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final - Rudransh Khandelwal, Manish Narwal (Subject to qualification)

19:45 - R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Final - Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna (Subject to qualification)

The live telecast of the Paris Paralympics is available on DD Sports while the live streaming is available on JioCinema as well as the official YouTube channel of Paralympicsin India from August 28 to September 8.