India’s Mona Agarwal continued her golden run at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, rewriting the world record to clinch her second gold medal of the competition in the women’s 50m rifle 3 Positions SH1 final on Friday. The Indian para shooter produced a record score of 357.5 to finish 3.8 points ahead of China’s Cuiping Zhang, setting a new World Record and Asian Para Games Record.Mona’s latest triumph came after she had already struck gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event on the opening day.
Mona outguns Chinese rival as Avani misses podium
Mona delivered a composed performance in the 50m rifle 3 Positions SH1 final to secure the gold medal with a world-record score of 357.5. China’s Cuiping Zhang finished second to take silver, trailing the Indian by 3.8 points.India’s other finalist, Avani Lekhara, narrowly missed out on a podium finish, ending fourth. Avani had been among the leading contenders after the prone position but lost ground during the standing series, which proved decisive in the final standings.
Second gold after opening-day triumph
Mona had earlier teamed up with Avani for an Indian one-two finish in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event on the opening day. She won gold with a score of 250 after the seventh series, setting an Asian Para Games record and surpassing Avani’s previous mark of 249.6 from the 2023 Hangzhou edition.
India close in on best-ever Asian Para Games medal tally
Mona’s second gold came as India continued their push to surpass their previous best performance at the Asian Para Games. At the time of reporting, India had collected 103 medals: 27 gold, 33 silver and 43 bronze and stood fourth in the overall standings, with China leading the table with 354 medals.India’s record haul at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Para Games was 111 medals.