New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Mona Agarwal became only the second Indian female shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Para Games, after she topped the women's 10m air rifle SH1 event in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday. Mona, a bronze-medallist at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, shot a record score of 250.0, edging her more celebrated compatriot Avani Lekhara by just 0.4 points.

Mona's gold was India's first at the Asian Para Games 2026 as the country opened their medal count with a one-two finish on the podium. Avani, a two-time Paralympic gold-medallist, settled for silver with 249.6. The contest went down to the wire and Mona led Avani by a mere 0.1 point -- 239.2 to 239.1 -- before the final shots.

Korea's Yunri Lee took the bronze in the same event. ...