Agarwal wins gold as Lekhara takes silver at Asian Para Games

Mona Agarwal won gold and Avani Lekhara took silver in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 final at the 2026 Asian Para Games on October 19, giving India its first medals of the competition. Agarwal scored 250.0 points, narrowly ahead of Lekhara, who finished with 249.6. The Indian shooters’ one-two finish came in Nagoya, in the Aichi-Nagoya host area. Agarwal’s winning margin was 0.4 points. South Korea’s Yunri Lee finished third, according to one report. Agarwal had led qualification with 629.1 points, while Lekhara placed second with 626.4. The pair carried those top-two positions into the final, where they contended for gold through the closing stages. One report said Agarwal led by 239.2 to 239.1 before the final shots. The result opened India’s medal account at the Games. It was also a major result for Agarwal, who won bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Lekhara, a two-time Paralympic gold medallist, added a silver to her record at the continental competition. Reports described Agarwal’s final score as a Games record, surpassing the previous mark of 249.6, which Lekhara had set at the 2023 Hangzhou Games....