India’s Avani Lekhara and Rudransh Khandelwal Compete at Paris Paralympics
Chateauroux, France – India’s para-shooters Rudransh Khandelwal and Nihal Singh were unable to qualify for the P4-mixed 50m pistol SH1 final at the Paris Paralympics. Nihal finished in 19th place with a score of 522, while Rudransh finished 22nd with a score of 517.
Avani Lekhara, another Indian shooter, also missed out on a medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3P SH1 final. Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop won the gold medal with 456.5 points, Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova took silver with 456.1 points, and China’s Zhang Cuiping earned bronze with 446.0 points.
Avani, who had previously won gold in the women’s 10m air rifle final, was aiming to become the second Indian athlete to win two medals at the Paris Paralympics. She started strong, tying for first place after the first series in the kneeling position. However, she dropped to fifth place after the second series and finished the kneeling stage with 150.9 points, trailing behind Zhang Cuiping.
In the prone stage, Avani initially dropped to third place and then to sixth after the second series, ending the prone stage with 301.5 points. During the standing stage, she struggled and finished in fifth place with a total score of 420.6 points.
India has so far won four medals in shooting at the Paris Paralympics: Avani Lekhara’s gold, Mona Agarwal’s bronze, Manish Narwal’s silver, and Rubina Francis’s bronze. The Indian team has made history by surpassing their previous highest medal tally of 19 from the Tokyo Paralympics, with a current total of 21 medals and more opportunities to increase this count.
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Avani Lekhara -: Avani Lekhara is an Indian para-shooter who competes in shooting events. She uses a rifle and has won medals in previous Paralympic games.
Rudransh Khandelwal -: Rudransh Khandelwal is another Indian para-shooter who competes in pistol shooting events. He participated in the Paris Paralympics.
Paris Paralympics -: The Paris Paralympics is a major international sports event where athletes with disabilities compete. It is held in Paris, France.
P4-mixed 50m pistol SH1 -: This is a shooting event where both men and women compete together. The ’50m’ means they shoot from 50 meters away, and ‘SH1’ indicates the category for athletes who can support the weight of the pistol themselves.
women’s 50m rifle 3P SH1 -: This is a shooting event for women where they shoot from 50 meters away. ‘3P’ means they shoot in three different positions: kneeling, prone (lying down), and standing. ‘SH1’ is the category for athletes who can support the weight of the rifle themselves.
Natascha Hiltrop -: Natascha Hiltrop is a para-shooter from Germany who won the gold medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3P SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics.
Veronika Vadovicova -: Veronika Vadovicova is a para-shooter from Slovakia who won the silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3P SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics.
Zhang Cuiping -: Zhang Cuiping is a para-shooter from China who won the bronze medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3P SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics.
Tokyo Paralympics -: The Tokyo Paralympics was the previous Paralympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan. It is similar to the Paris Paralympics but took place in a different city.