India at Paralympics 2024 Day 2 as it happened: Avani wins gold; Manish, Mona, Preethi also medal
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It was a prolific Day 2 for India as four medals were won in shooting and athletics on Friday.
In the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event, Avani Lekhara defended her title to win gold while Mona Agarwal rounded off the podium with bronze. There was a third medal in shooting for India as Manish Narwal took silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event.
Preethi Pal won a historic bronze medal in the women’s 100m T35 event to secure India’s first ever Paralympics medal in track events.
Badminton, mixed doubles SL3-SU5: Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan bow out in the group stage after losing their final group A match. In a winner-takes-all match, the Indian pair was up against the French Pair of Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel.
Backed by a vocal home crowd the French pair won a tense first game 24-22. The second game followed a similar pattern with both pairs not taking a big lead. The French pair ultimately take the second 21-19 and secure their place in the semi-finals.
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