Rubina Francis completed third within the P2 – Ladies’s 10M Air Pistol SH-1 remaining with a complete of 211.1 factors.
PM Modi wished the shooter on success, highlighting her focus, willpower, and historic significance.Rubina grew to become the primary Indian feminine to win a para-shooting medal in pistol occasions.
Union Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya additionally extolled Rubina for turning the taking pictures vary right into a “stage of glory” and for being a trailblazer in Indian para-shooting.
Javanmardi Sareh of Iran received the gold medal with 236.eight factors, whereas Turkey’s Ozgan Aysel secured the silver with 231.1 factors.
Earlier within the qualification spherical, Rubina secured the seventh place with a complete of 556 factors, scoring 90, 90, 95, 92, 95, and 94 in six rounds.
The Paris Paralympics have been eventful for Indian shooters.
On Friday, reigning champion Avani Lekhara received gold within the girls’s 10m air rifle remaining with a private better of 249.7 factors. Shooters Mona Agarwal and Manish Narwal additionally added to India’s medal tally with a bronze and silver of their respective occasions.
In monitor occasions, Preethi Pal additionally claimed a bronze medal within the girls’s T35 100m race, clocking a private better of 14.21 seconds.
In the course of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, the Indian contingent received 5 medals in taking pictures, together with two gold, one silver, and two bronze.
