On Friday (23 October), Mona Agarwal set a world record in women's 50m rifle three positions SH1 at the Asian Para Games 2026 to win her second gold medal in the ongoing Asian Para Games.
Just a few days ago, Mona Agarwal was in the headlines after becoming the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 after winning the women’s 10m air rifle SH1 with an Asian Para Games record.
In the women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1 final, South Korean Lee Yun-ri got the strongest start (102.3), but ultimately finished in last position among eight para shooters. The Chinese shooter Zhang Cuiping and another Indian Avani Lekhara (both scored 102.1) also got better starts (kneeling series 1) than Mona Agarwal (101.4).
Although Zhang took the lead at the end of the second round (prone series 1) with 205.6 points, Mona took the lead for the first time in the next round (standing series 1) with a total of 256.5 points and continued to dominate till the end.
Avani finished in fourth place (333.2) to narrowly miss the podium finish. Zhang claimed silver with 353.7 points, while South Korean Kim Miyoung (344.4) clinched the bronze medal.
To win her second gold medal at the Asian Para Games 2026, Mona set a new world record with 357.5 points, breaking the previous record of 356 by Swedish Anna Benson that was recorded last July.
Asian Para Games 2026: Women's 50m Rifle Three Positions SH1 — Final Scores
Rank/Medals | Player (Nation) | Result | Note |
Gold | Mona Agarwal (India) | 357.5 | World Record |
Silver | Zhang Cuiping (China) | 353.7 | |
Bronze | Kim Miyoung (South Korea) | 344.4 | |
4 | Avani Lekhara (India) | 333.2 | |
5 | Wannipa Leungvilai (Thailand) | 320.5 | |
6 | Xie Huanyu (China) | 306.2 | |
7 | Makhmudakhon Sobirova (Uzbekistan) | 291.0 | |
8 | Lee Yun-ri (South Korea) | 288.9 |