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Shrishti Arora won bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event at the Asian Para Games.
Shrishti Arora is the 4th Indian shooter at the ongoing Games to win a medal. (Picture Credit: IG/indiaparashooting)
India’s Shrishti Arora added another bronze to the country’s shooting medal tally, finishing third in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Tuesday.
Shrishti shot 214.7 in the eight-shooter final to finish behind Iran’s Faezeh Ahmadi (237.3) and Sareh Javanmardi (237.0), who took gold and silver respectively after a close contest for the top spot.
The other Indian, Sumedha Pathak (111.4) was the first to be eliminated in the final.
This was India’s fourth shooting medal at the Games. Earlier in the day, Manish Narwal won silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event and secured a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.
On Monday, Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara had claimed gold and silver respectively in the women’s 10m air rifle SH1 event.
The SH1 category is for para shooters with lower-limb or upper-limb impairments who can hold their firearm without assistance and do not require a shooting stand to support its weight.
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