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 7:32 AM GMT
Live: 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1, Swaroop in action
A total of 18 shooters will be firing 60 shots across 6 series of 10 each.
A Bull's eye will give the athlete a score of 10.9.
Qualification record holder Park Jinho will be an athlete to look forward too.
Swaroop Unhalkar will eye to finish in the top 8 to qualify for the finals scheduled at 3:45 PM today.
- 31 Aug 2024 7:26 AM GMT
Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification Records
The qualification record and the Paralympic qualification record both belong to Park Jinho of South Korea at 631.3 points which he made during the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar had finished 7th in the qualifications in Tokyo with 615.2 points. However, Swaroop had an upsetting 4th place finish in the Finals of Tokyo.
He'll be looking to up his ante and finish on the podium here in Paris.
- 31 Aug 2024 7:16 AM GMT
A Quick Recap from Yesterday
Avani Lekhara defended her title in the 10m air rifle SH1 category, while the 37-year-old sensation Mona Agarwal clinched a Bronze on her Paralympic debut in the same event.
Manish Narwal another Tokyo gold medalist, had to settle for a silver in the 10m air pistol SH1 category.
- 31 Aug 2024 7:09 AM GMT
Two Medal Events!
Subject to the qualification of Swaroop and Rubina, we'll have two medal events.
The finals are scheduled for 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 at 3:45 PM and 10m Air Pistol SH1 at 6:15 PM.
- 31 Aug 2024 7:07 AM GMT
What have we got today?
We have two Indians in the 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 at 3:30 PM.
- 31 Aug 2024 7:03 AM GMT
Hello and Welcome
Welcome to the Day 2 coverage of the Indians at the para-shooting in the Paralympics Games 2024.
Stay tuned for all updates about Indian performances on Saturday.
