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Paris Paralympics Day 2 In Pics: India Open Account In Style; Win Four Medals Including A Gold

India won four medals including a gold on Friday on the second day of the Paralympics going on in Paris. Three of these medals came in shooting with Avani Lekhara winning gold, Mona Agarwal taking bronze and Manish Narwal clinching bronze. Preethi Pal then added another bronze in 100m sprint and became India's first Paralympics medalist in track events. In the tally, China continued to lead and now has as many as 12 gold medals.

India's Avani Lekhara, centre, and Mona Agarwal, right, pose for photos after winning the gold medal and bronze medal respectively in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event at Paralympics 2024, in Paris. PTI Photo

India's Avani Lekhara, centre, and Mona Agarwal, right, pose for photos after winning th🌜e gold medal and bronze medal respectively in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event at Paralympics 202🦂4, in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Mens 400m - T52 round 1
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 400m - T52 round 1 | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Para♏lympic athlete Fabian Blum, of Swi꧒tzerland, competes at Men's 400m - T52 round 1, at the Stade de France stadium, during the 2024 Paralympics, in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Mens K44 under 70kg Taekwondo round of 16 match
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's K44 under 70kg Taekwondo round of 16 match | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Mexico's Juan Diego Garcia Lopez, right, competes with Papua New Guinea's Herea Loi in a men's K44 under 70kg Taekwondo round of 16 match, at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Mens 100m backstroke -S2 final
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 100m backstroke -S2 final | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Paralympic athlete Araujo dos Santos, of Brazil, spits water to celebrate his victory at the Men's 100m backstroke -S2 final, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris🐎ꦕ, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Mens 100m T37 race
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 100m T37 race | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Brazil's Ricardo Gomes de Mܫendonca leads the men's 100m T37 race at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Mens 400m T52 race
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 400m T52 race | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Belgium's Maxime Carabin celebrates after winning the men's 400m T52 race at the 2024 Paralympicsꦉ in Paꩲris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Mens Wheelchair singles tennis
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's Wheelchair singles tennis | Photo: AP/Michel Euler
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Israel's Adam Berdichevsky returns the ball to Italy's Luca Arca during their 2024 Paralympics men's Wheelchair singles tennis tournament fir🍌st r🎃ound match at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Womens Long Jump -T11
Paris Paralympics 2024: Women's Long Jump -T11 | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Paralympic athlete Arjola Dedaj, of Italy, competes at Women's Long Jump -T11, in the Stade de France stadium, during th🎐e🍷 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Wheelchair rugby match between United Kingdom and Denmark
Paris Paralympics 2024: Wheelchair rugby match between United Kingdom a❀nd Denmark | Photo: AP/Avni Trivedi
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Denmark' Sebastian Frederiksen, left, makes contact with Britain' Nick Cummins during the preliminary round wheelchair rugby match between United Kingdom and Denmark, at t🍌he Paralympic Games in Paris.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Women’s 5000m - T54 round 1
Paris Para🗹lympics 2024: Women’s 5000m - T54 r💙ound 1 | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Paralympi𒁃c athlete Manuela Schaer, of Switzerland, right, competes at Women’s 5000m - T54 round 1, at the Stade de France stadium, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Mens 400m T52 race
Paris Paralympics 2024: Men's 400m T52 race | Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Belgium's Maxime Carabin leads the men's 400m T52 race at the 2024ꩵ Paralympics in Paris, France.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Womens C1-3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying
Paris Paralympics 2024: Women's C1-3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Jyoti Gaderiya from India rides during the women's C1-🐓3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 🙈outside Paris.