Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final, Paris Paralympics Highlights: Avani Wins Gold, Mona Bags Bronze For IND

Avani, who is wheel-chair bound after a car mishap left her paralysed below the waist when she was 11-years-old, had became the first woman shooter from the country to win medals in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.

Avani capped off her gold-medal performance in 10m air rifle with a bronze in 50m rifle 3-positions.

Defending champion Avani shot a 625.8 to be placed behind Iryna Shchetnik, who broke the Paralympic Qualification Record with a score of 627.5. Mona Agarwal, the two-time World Cup gold medallist competing in her maiden Paralympics, shot 623.1.

SH1 category in shooting involves shooters who have movement affected in their arms, lower trunk, legs or have an absence of limbs.

The Para shooters are all in readiness in the women's 10m air rifle final (SH1) including India's Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal.

One can live stream the event on the Olympics website.

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

Mona is placed 5th with 51.2

There will be another series of five shots each before the beginning of the elimination round.

India's Avani Lekhara is second with 103.7 after series 2. Mona Agarwal is still trailing with 102.7.

Avani - 10.4, 10.2, 10.5, 10.0, 10.8

Mona - 10.7, 10.4, 10.4, 9.7, 10.3

Zhang Cuiping of China eliminated. After 1st elimination round, Avani is joint-1st (124.5) while Mona is 3rd (124.2).

Zhong Yixin of China gets eliminated. Avani leads by 145.9.

Avani - 10.1

Mona - 10.4

Veronika Vadovičová of Slovakia finishes sixth and is eliminated. Avani stays on top with 166.3 while Mona remains in 3rd spot with 165.4

Avani Lekhara still leads, with 10.0. Stays on top.

Mona - 10.8. Jumps to second.

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

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

Sweden’s Anna Benson eliminated.

India take 1-2 spot. Avani shoots 10.5 whereas Mona, it is 10.7.

Ukraine’s Iryna Shchetnik exits

Mona - 10.6

Korea’s Lee Yunri - 10.8

Avani - 10.6

Mona - 10.6

Korea’s Lee Yunri - 10.8

Avani - 10.6

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

Avani does it! She has won gold medal!!

Gold medal for Avani. Avani shoots 9.9. Lee hits 10.7. But in the final shot, Avani hit 10.5 and, Lee hits 6.8. That hands the gold to Avani.

Avani Lekhara finishes up with a score of 249.7, bettering her own Paralympic Record of 249.6 from Tokyo 2020. Moreover, she also becomes the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at Paralympics.

The medal ceremony coming right up.

Manish Narwal qualifies for the final.

Avani Lekhara signs off with a gold medal with Mona taking bronze. Can Manish Narwal repeat the heroics in the men's? We'll wait and watch.