<p>India's Rubina Francis won a bronze medal in the women's air pistol SH1 event final to continue the strong show from the country's shooters in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/paris-paralympics-2024-nitesh-sukant-enter-mens-singles-sl3-and-sl4-semifinals-23384200" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Paris Paralympics 2024</strong></a> on Saturday.</p>
<p>Rubina scored a total of 211.1 to finish third in the eight-woman final. She had qualified for the final at the seventh spot in the qualification round earlier in the day.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the immense pressure on Francis, the 25-year-old para-shooter did not hit a single shot from her 14th-21st attempt outside the nine-point mark and clawed her way back into the competition. She knocked out Turkey&rsquo;s Aysegul Pehlivanlar in sudden death to seal the third spot.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Iran's Sareh Javanmardi topped the qualification round with a total of 570 ahead of Hungary's Krisztina David (567-17x) and France's Gaelle Edon (567-16x).</span></p>
<p>This was India's fourth medal in shooting and fifth overall at the ongoing Paris Paralympics2024.</p>
<p>On Friday, Avani Lekhara had created history by successfully defending her women's 10m air rifle gold medal which she had clinched in the Tokyo Paralympics, with compatriot Mona Agarwal clinching the bronze, <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Manish Narwal clinched a silver medal in the men&rsquo;s 10m air pistol SH1 with a score of 234.9.</span></p>
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<p>Manish Narwal then added a silver medal in the men's 10m air pistol (SH1) In SH1 class, athletes are able to hold their gun without difficulty and shoot from a standing or sitting position in a wheelchair or chair.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier in the day, Swaroop Unhalkar suffered heartbreak after missing out on a place in the final in the men's 10m air rifle standing (SH1) after finishing 14th in the qualification round with a score of 613.4.</span></p>
<p><em><strong>(With agency inputs)</strong></em></p><p>
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Paris Paralympics 2024: Rubina scored a total of 211.1 to finish third in the eight-woman final

Paris Paralympics 2024: Rubina Francis wins bronze in air pistol SH1 event, fourth medal for India in shooting

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Rubina scored a total of 211.1 to finish third in the eight-woman final

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