Asian Para Games: Mona Agarwal smashes WR for 2nd gold

Mona Agarwal shattered a world record to clinch her second gold medal, while archers Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi teamed up for the top prize in the men’s para recurve doubles as India enjoyed another fine day at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Friday.Mona stole the spotlight, clinching her second gold of the Games with a WR score of 357.5 in the women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1 final. She finished 3.8 points ahead of China’s Cuiping Zhang, who settled for silver, while compatriot Avani Lekhara finished fourth.The 38-year-old had opened her campaign with gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event, setting a Games record. Her double-gold haul underlined her consistency and composure on the shooting range.Indian para shooters wrapped up their campaign with five medals — two gold, two silver and one bronze — providing a significant boost to the country’s overall tally.On the archery field, Harvinder and Sundi combined brilliantly to beat China 5-1 in the men’s para recurve doubles final. After sharing the opening set, the Indian duo won the next two to seal the title.Bhawna Choudhary and Pooja Jatyan added silver in the women’s recurve doubles after losing 0-6 to China. Harvinder and Bhawna narrowly missed bronze in the mixed team event, going down to Iran in a shoot-off.Para archery ended with six medals, including three gold and three silver, capping a strong campaign.Mona, Nishad to lead Indian contingent at closing ceremonyDouble gold medallists Mona and high jumper Nishad Kumar have been named India’s flagbearers for Saturday’s closing ceremony. Nishad won gold in the men’s high jump and long jump T47 events, joining Mona among the standout performers of India’s campaign.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.