New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian para shooters Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara on their medal wins as they secured a double-podium finish in the women's 10m air rifle final at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday, with Mona clinching gold and Avani taking silver. The duo's performance earned India its first medals of the competition.

Agarwal also set a new Asian Para Games record with her gold-medal-winning score of 250 after the seventh series, surpassing the previous record of 249.6 set by Lekhara at the 2023 Hangzhou Games. Meanwhile, Lekhara secured the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle final at the 2026 Asian Para Games with a score of 249.6 after the seventh series.

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