Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 19 -- India's Mona Agarwal set a new Asian Para Games qualification record to top the women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event, while compatriot Avani Lekhara finished second. In the men's event, Rakesh Nidagundi and Swaroop Unhalkar also secured their places in the final after finishing seventh and eighth, respectively.

Mona Agarwal topped the qualification round at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday, setting a new continental record with a score of 629.1 after Series 6.

Agarwal surpassed the previous Asian Para Games qualification record held by China's Zhang Cuiping but narrowly missed the world record of 629.4, jointly held by India's Avani Lekhara and Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova.

Lekhara finished second in t...