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Shristi Arora scores 214.7 for Asian Para bronze
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Indian shooter Shristi Arora won bronze in the women's 10 m air pistol SH1 event at the Asian Para Games on Tuesday. She finished third with a score of 214.7 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Iran's Sareh Javanmardi scored 237.0 and Faezeh Ahmadi scored 237.3 for silver and gold. India's medal tally at the Games rose to 23.
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What It Means For You
- India's Asian Para Games medal count is now 23 across shooting and other disciplines.
- Arora's bronze adds a pistol medal on the same day Narwal won men's silver.
- Live coverage lists further Indian medals in para table tennis, powerlifting and athletics.
What's Happening
- Arora managed 96.3 across her first two series before holding third place to the finish.
- Narwal scored 233.7 for silver behind South Korea's Jo Jeongdu on 241.3.
- Ashok took silver in men's 65 kg para-powerlifting with a best lift of 192 kg.
Other Indian Results On The Day
- Deepthi Jeevanji won gold in the women's 400m T20 in a Games-record 56.36 seconds.
- Baby Sahana Ravi's Class 9 table tennis bronze was India's first standing-category medal in the sport at the Games.
- India ended day one with 11 medals, including four golds, five silvers and two bronzes.
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