Paris 2024 Paralympics Update: Avani Lekhara Sets Record with Gold, Manish Narwal Secures Silver

India's athletes continue to shine at the Paris Paralympics 2024, with Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal adding to the nation’s medal tally in shooting.

Avani's gold in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 final, where she set a new Games record of 249.7, builds on her success from Tokyo, while Mona’s bronze with 228.7 showcases India’s depth in shooting talent.

Sprinter Preethi Pal made history as the first Indian to win a sprint medal at the Para Games, taking bronze in the Women's 100m T35 final with a time of 14.21 seconds. Meanwhile, Manish Narwal continues India’s medal quest by advancing to the finals of the Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 category.