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 10:05 AM GMT
Series 1 ( Shot 1st to 3rd): A Shocking 7 by Rubina
After starting with a 10 and a 9, Rubina hits a 7, and slips down to the 15th position.
- 31 Aug 2024 9:57 AM GMT
Live: Rubina Francis to compete for ultimate glory
Rubina will be looking to finish in the top 8 out of the total 20 athletes and qualify for the finals scheduled to be played at 6:15 PM today.
- 31 Aug 2024 9:49 AM GMT
Up next: Rubina Francis in action at the 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification at 3:30 PM
The 25-year-old Rubina Francis is going to compete in her second Paralympics after a 7th place finish in the Finals of the 10m Air Pistol SH1 in Tokyo.
Rubina had scored 560 points to qualify as the 7th qualifier out of the total 8, during the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
The Qualification record of 580 and a Paralympic qualification record of 572 is currently held by the Iranian para-shooter Sareh Javanmardi.
Sareh, the Tokyo 2020 gold medalist, will also be present in the 20 women line-up for the 10m Air Pistol along with Tokyo's silver and bronze medalists Turkey's Aysegul Pehlivanlar and Hungary's Krisztina David.
A total of 60 shots will be taken by the para-shooters in a total of 6 series, a single series consists of 10 shots.
Hitting the innermost cordon will give the shooters a maximum of 10 points.
- 31 Aug 2024 8:52 AM GMT
What's next: Rubina Francis in Action
Rubina Francis will be in action for the Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification an hour approximately from now, at 3:30 PM.
- 31 Aug 2024 8:42 AM GMT
Series 6 ( Shot 56th to 60th): Swaroop finishes on 14th position
Started with a 10.2, and Swaroop hit a 10.7 and followed the same pattern throughout the match, hitting a 9.9 then.
In the penultimate shot, he hit a 10.5 and ended with a solid 10.6.
A total of 613.4 is all Swaroop Unhalkar could reach in the qualification round, bows out of the competition.
- 31 Aug 2024 8:38 AM GMT
Series 6 ( Shot 52nd to 55th): A 10.4, 10.2, 9.9, 10.2 by Swaroop
Stays in 15th position. Looks tough for Swaroop to finish in top-8.
- 31 Aug 2024 8:36 AM GMT
Series 6th: The Last 10 Shots, Swaroop needs a miracle to Qualify
Swaroop starts with a 10.1.
- 31 Aug 2024 8:32 AM GMT
Series 5 ( 46th to 50th): A late blemish for Swaroop?
The world record holder comes up with the best series of the qualification with a 105.5 and stays on top.
Swaroop started with a 10.6 and followed it up with a 10.4, 10.2, 10.3.
Swaroop ended the 5th series with a bang 10.7, stays on 15th
