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Paris Paralympics Day 2 In Pics: India Open Account In Style; Win Four Medals Including A Gold

India won four medals including a gold on Friday on the second day of the Paralympics going on in Paris. Three of these medals came in shooting with Avani Lekhara winning gold, Mona Agarwal taking bronze and Manish Narwal clinching bronze. Preethi Pal then added another bronze in 100m sprint and became India's first Paralympics medalist in track events. In the tally, China continued to lead and now has as many as 12 gold medals.

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India's Avani Lekhara, centre, and Mona Agarwal. PTI Photo
India's Avani Lekhara, centre, and Mona Agarwal, right, pose for photos after winning the gold medal and bronze medal respectively in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event at Paralympics 2024, in Paris. PTI Photo

India's Avani Lekhara, centre, and Mona Agarwal, right, pose for photos after winning the gold medal and bronze medal respectively in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event at Paralympics 2024, in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Mens 400m - T52 round 1, at the Stade de France stadium
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 400m - T52 round 1 | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Paralympic athlete Fabian Blum, of Switzerland, competes at Men's 400m - T52 round 1, at the Stade de France stadium, during the 2024 Paralympics, in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Mens K44 under 70kg Taekwondo round of 16 match
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's K44 under 70kg Taekwondo round of 16 match | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Mexico's Juan Diego Garcia Lopez, right, competes with Papua New Guinea's Herea Loi in a men's K44 under 70kg Taekwondo round of 16 match, at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Mens 100m backstroke -S2 final
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 100m backstroke -S2 final | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Paralympic athlete Araujo dos Santos, of Brazil, spits water to celebrate his victory at the Men's 100m backstroke -S2 final, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Mens 100m T37 race
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 100m T37 race | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Brazil's Ricardo Gomes de Mendonca leads the men's 100m T37 race at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Mens 400m T52 race
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 400m T52 race | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Belgium's Maxime Carabin celebrates after winning the men's 400m T52 race at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Mens Wheelchair singles tennis
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's Wheelchair singles tennis | Photo: AP/Michel Euler
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Israel's Adam Berdichevsky returns the ball to Italy's Luca Arca during their 2024 Paralympics men's Wheelchair singles tennis tournament first round match at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Womens Long Jump -T11
Paris Paralympics 2024: Women's Long Jump -T11 | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Paralympic athlete Arjola Dedaj, of Italy, competes at Women's Long Jump -T11, in the Stade de France stadium, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Wheelchair rugby match between United Kingdom and Denmark
Paris Paralympics 2024: Wheelchair rugby match between United Kingdom and Denmark | Photo: AP/Avni Trivedi
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Denmark' Sebastian Frederiksen, left, makes contact with Britain' Nick Cummins during the preliminary round wheelchair rugby match between United Kingdom and Denmark, at the Paralympic Games in Paris.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Women’s 5000m - T54 round 1
Paris Paralympics 2024: Women’s 5000m - T54 round 1 | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Paralympic athlete Manuela Schaer, of Switzerland, right, competes at Women’s 5000m - T54 round 1, at the Stade de France stadium, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Mens 400m T52 race
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 400m T52 race | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Belgium's Maxime Carabin leads the men's 400m T52 race at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics games 2024 Day 2_Womens C1-3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying
Paris Paralympics 2024: Women's C1-3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Jyoti Gaderiya from India rides during the women's C1-3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris.