Paralympics 2024
Paralympics 2024 Para-Shooting: Rubina Francis wins Bronze -Highlights
Catch live updates of Indian para-shooters' performances at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Saturday.
After a historic first day at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre for India, Avani Lekhara defended her Tokyo Paralympics title, Manish Narwal won a silver, and Mona Agarwal clinched a bronze, we're back with the Day 2 action of the Indian para-shooters at the Paralympic Games 2024.
Two Indians will be in action today. Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar will be first in action at the 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification at 1:00 PM, followed by Rubina Francis in the 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification later in the day.
The finals are scheduled to be played later today.
Catch live updates:
Live Updates
- 31 Aug 2024 12:47 PM GMT
Stage 1 ( Shot 1st to 3rd ): Rubina starts with a 10.7
Adds a 10.3 in the 2nd and 3rd shot.
- 31 Aug 2024 12:40 PM GMT
How will the Finals Go?
Stage 1: 2 series of 5 shots each.
Stage 2: Single Shots & Eliminations after 2 shots.
- 31 Aug 2024 12:21 PM GMT
10m Air Pistol SH1 Final: A Look at Rubina's Opponents
- Sareh Javan Mardi from Iran is the reigning Paralympic champion and Paralympic record holder.
- The Reigning world champion from Turkey Aysel Ozgan. She also has the world record for the finals under her belt with 240.0 points.
- French Gaelle Edon, the home favourite and a silver medalist from the 2023 World Para-Shooting Championships in Lima.
- Tokyo Paralympic's silver medalist Aysegul Pehlivanlar from Turkey.
- Tokyo's bronze medalist from Hungary Krisztina David.
- The oldest in the range Olivera Nakovska-Bikova from North Macedonia, at 49 years of age, the 2012 Paralympic Champion.
- Uzbekistan's Shakhnoza Mamajonova, the last para-shooter to qualify for the finals after Iran's Nasrin Shahi Samakhoun was disqualified from the finals.
- 31 Aug 2024 11:13 AM GMT
Series 6 (60th Shot): A 10 by Rubina, moves up to 7th Position
The other para-shooters are meanwhile completing their shots. The official results will be out soon , stay tuned.
- 31 Aug 2024 11:11 AM GMT
Series 6 ( Shot 58th): Another 9 by Rubina, Stays on 9th Position
Uzbek Mamajonova Shakhnoza is at the 8th position currently.
