📰 News ⏱ 2 min

India’s Para Shooters Secure Gold and Silver at Asian Games

Mona Agarwal won the gold medal with a score of 250 points, breaking the Asian Para Games record.

🔑

Key Points

4 points

Gold: 250 points – new record

Silver: 249.6 points

Event: women’s 10‑meter air‑rifle standing SH1 (shooters with disabilities)

Prime Minister’s message highlighted their achievement

📖

Avani Lekhara took silver with 249.6 points, completing a one‑two finish for India.

The competition was the women’s 10‑meter air‑rifle standing SH1 event, a category for shooters with certain physical impairments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated both athletes for their precision, determination and composure.

📘

4 words

SH1

a shooting classification for athletes who can support the gun without assistance

composure

staying calm under pressure

determination

strong desire to keep trying

para

short for Paralympic, referring to sports for athletes with disabilities

Want to learn even more? Click here to read the full story!