Paralympics: Rubina wins bronze as Indian shooters continue to shine in Paris

India's Rubina Francis held her nerves to win bronze in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 event on Saturday, 31 August. Rubina secured the bronze by shooting 211.1 in Paris' Chateauroux - Final Range. The 25-year-old shooter remained in the top 4 for the majority of the event finishing in the podium spots.

The Indian shooter even reached the top 2 spots in her 19th and 20th shots but could not manage to hold on to the position. She



finished with 211.1 points behind Iran's Sareh Javanmardi and Turkiye's Aysel Ozgan, who finished with 236.8 and 231.1 points respectively.

Rubina was in steep competition with Sareh in the 19-22nd shots. However, the Tokyo Paralympics champion beat the rest of the field to make a late lunge for the gold medal spot. Rubina continued the incredible work that India have already done in shooting, both in the Olympics and the Paralympics.