Sareh Javanmardi takes gold in shooting: 2024 Paralympics

August 31, 2024 - 17:12

PARIS – Sareh Javanmardi of Iran claimed a gold medal in the P2 – Women’s 10m air pistol SH1 of the 2024 Paralympic Games on Saturday.

She won the gold with a score of 236.8.

Turkey’s Aysel Ozgan won the silver with 231.1 points and bronze medal went to Indian shooter Rubina Francis with 211.1.

It was Javanmardi’s fifth medal in Paralympics as she had won a bronze medal in 2012 London in the 10m air pistol SH1 and two gold medals in Rio 2016 in the mixed 50m pistol SH1 and 10m air pistol SH1. She also claimed a gold medal in the 10m air pistol SH1 in 2020 Tokyo.

It was Iran’s first gold medal in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Taekwondo athlete Zahra Rahimi and throwers Parastoo Habibi and Zafar Zaker had won three silver medals.

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