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At the Paralympic Games in Paris, India’s Avani Lekhara clinched gold with a Games record tally of 249.7 in shooting, while Mona Agarwal took the bronze with an aggregate of 228.7.
India’s Nitesh Kumar defeated China’s Yang Jianyuan in straight games in his second men’s singles SL3 Group A match to qualify for the semifinals in para-badminton. The 29-year-old Nitesh, who had suffered permanent damage to his leg due to an accident in 2009, outclassed Yang 21-5, 21-11. With his second consecutive win, Nitesh is assured of a top-2 finish in the four-man group. The top two ranked players from each of the two groups qualify for the semifinals.
Earlier, Manasi Joshi crashed out from the women’s singles after losing to Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna in the SL3 category. In the men’s section, Manoj Sarkar lost to Thailand’s Mongkhon Bunsun in the SL3 category.
The Women’s Discus Throw Final – F55 category is now underway, with Karamjyoti Dalal and Sakshi Kasana representing the country.