Punjab, Oct. 19 -- India took 11 medals on the first day of competition at the Asian Para Games - four gold, five silver, two bronze - and sits fourth behind China, Japan and Uzbekistan. Mona Agarwal set a Games record, and the athlete she beat into silver was Avani Lekhara.
The golds
Mona Agarwal won the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 with 250.0 - an Asian Para Games record. Avani Lekhara took silver with 249.6.
Four tenths of a point between India's most decorated para shooter and a compatriot is the single most encouraging result of the day. Lekhara has carried Indian para shooting for a decade; a second Indian beating her at a continental Games means the event now has depth rather than one name.
Nishad Kumar won the men's T47 lo...