Mona Agarwal made history at the 2024 Paralympics by securing a bronze medal in the women\u2019s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event on August 30. Her journey to the podium was not just about athletic excellence but also a testament to her resilience as a mother of two. Challenges, she faced leading up to the competition, particularly the struggle of balancing her responsibilities as a mother with her ambitions as an athlete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mona\u2019s bronze medal<\/strong> win was a significant achievement, especially given the circumstances. She was in contention for the gold until the final round, where a slight misstep cost her the top spot. On the other hand, Avani Lekhara<\/strong> clinched the gold medal<\/strong> in the same category as that of Mona, which only extended the glory of India on Day 2 of Paralympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Training Base:<\/strong> Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi \/ Eklavya Sports Academy The story of Mona Agarwal<\/strong> is one of grit and determination-her leaving home<\/strong> at the tender age of 23 to live a life independent of shackles, excelling in HR<\/strong> and marketing despite enormous physical challenges.<\/strong> In 2016<\/strong>, she shifted her focus to para athletics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n she started competing in state-level throw events,<\/strong> winning gold medals in all three categories. She has also participated in state-level para powerlifting<\/strong> in multiple categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mona Agarwal\u2019s remarkable achievements include a bronze medal in the Women\u2019s 10m Air Rifle SH1<\/strong> at the Paris Paralympics 2024<\/strong>. She also secured gold at the New Delhi WSPS World Cup 2024<\/strong> in the 10m Air Rifle SH1 event,<\/strong> setting a new Asian record with a score of 250.7, along with a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team SH1 event. In 2023, she won gold<\/strong> at the Changwon WSPS World Cup in Korea<\/strong> in the Women\u2019s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 category and claimed a bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event<\/strong> at the Osijek WSPS World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mona Agarwal made history at the 2024 Paralympics by securing a bronze medal in the women\u2019s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event on August 30. Her journey to the podium was not just about athletic excellence but also a testament to her resilience as a mother of two. Challenges, she faced leading up to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":168178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5241],"tags":[59],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-168173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-august-2024","tag-sports-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168179,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168173\/revisions\/168179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168173"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=168173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Mona Agrawal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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About her training and disability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Disability Class:<\/strong> SH1 (For Rifle- lower limb impairment e.g. amputations or paraplegia but with the ability to hold their gun without difficulty and shoot from a standing or sitting position).<\/p>\n\n\n\nHer struggle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Her Achievements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Mona\u2019s performance in 2024 Paralympics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n