Paralympics 2024: Rubina Francis wins bronze in shooting for India's fifth medal
India para shooter Rubina Francis (Source: @realmanubhaker)
India's Rubina Francis won the fifth medal for the country at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 with a bronze in women's 10m air pistol SH1 Final on Saturday (Aug 31).
Rubina, 25, managed a total score of 211.1 after 22 shots - 20.2 points clear of the fourth place. Iran's Sareh Javanmardi won the gold with a total score of 236.8 while Turkey's Aysel Ozgan won the silver medal with 231.1 points. Watch the moment:
BRONZE 🥉 For INDIA 🇮🇳
Rubina Francis wins bronze medal in the Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final with a score of 211.1⚡️#Paris2024 #Cheer4Bharat #Paralympic2024 #ParaShooting@mansukhmandviya @MIB_India @PIB_India @IndiaSports @ParalympicIndia @PCI_IN_Official @Media_SAI… pic.twitter.com/iSBUZ6KNS7 — Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) August 31, 2024
Rubina got to the third position with shots of 9.7 and 10.4 in the third set of second stage and a total score of 154.4. Shethen managed 9.2 and 10.1 in the fourth set of two shots in the second stage - staying clear of the fourth place.
With only 0.3 points away from silver, Rubina shot 9.2 and 8.9 in the sixth set of the second stage but the eventual silver medal winner Ozgan shot 10.1 and 10.4 to secure the medal.
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India so far has three bronze medals, one silver medal and one gold medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024.
Who is Rubina Francis - the para shooter who won India's fifth medal at Paris Paralympics 2024
Francis hails from Jabalpur and suffers from leg dysfunction. Her interest in shooting started in 2015, inspired by Gagan Narang winning a shooting medal (bronze) in the 2012 London Olympics.
Despite financial hurdles, she continued on her path and eventually got selected in MP shooting academy. The guidance by coaches including Jaspal Rana helped her hone the skills.
She secured the quota for playing at the Paralympics at the 2021 Lima World Cup and represented India in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020as well. She, however, couldn't manage to secure a medal in Tokyo, finishing seventh in the same event.
In Paris though, Rubina showed her class, composure and skills to help India get its fifth medal.