<p>Chateauroux: India's ace shooter Avani Lekhara entered the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition after finishing the qualification in seventh place at the ongoing Paralympics here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The other Indian shooter in the field, Mona Agarwal, however, could not clear the qualification hurdle and ended in the 13th position.</p>.'Sweet' sacrifice and sleepless nights: Sumit Antil on defending Paralympic gold despite back injury.<p>Avani shot a total of 1159 across the three stages of kneeling, prone and standing while Mona aggregated 1147.</p>.<p>The top eight shooters from the qualification progress to the finals.</p>.<p>This SH1 class is designated for athletes with lower limb impairment for competition in rifle shooting events.</p>.<p>After kneeling and prone, Avani was holding on to the eighth position and Mona was 15th. Having started the standing stage with a disappointing 92, back-to back series of 96 lifted her into the seventh position, and a 97, in the last series, further brightened her prospects of reaching the final.</p>.<p>The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident that she suffered as an 11-year-old, claimed a landmark gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle SH1 event last Friday. In the same event, Mona bagged a bronze.</p>.<p>She successfully defended her title three years after taking the Tokyo Games by storm, becoming the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at the Paralympic Games with a record score of 249.7 in the final.</p>.<p>However, Avani could not replicate that form in the mixed 10m air prone SH1 event on Sunday, and ended the competition in the 11th position with a total score of 632.8. </p>
<p>Chateauroux: India's ace shooter Avani Lekhara entered the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition after finishing the qualification in seventh place at the ongoing Paralympics here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The other Indian shooter in the field, Mona Agarwal, however, could not clear the qualification hurdle and ended in the 13th position.</p>.'Sweet' sacrifice and sleepless nights: Sumit Antil on defending Paralympic gold despite back injury.<p>Avani shot a total of 1159 across the three stages of kneeling, prone and standing while Mona aggregated 1147.</p>.<p>The top eight shooters from the qualification progress to the finals.</p>.<p>This SH1 class is designated for athletes with lower limb impairment for competition in rifle shooting events.</p>.<p>After kneeling and prone, Avani was holding on to the eighth position and Mona was 15th. Having started the standing stage with a disappointing 92, back-to back series of 96 lifted her into the seventh position, and a 97, in the last series, further brightened her prospects of reaching the final.</p>.<p>The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident that she suffered as an 11-year-old, claimed a landmark gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle SH1 event last Friday. In the same event, Mona bagged a bronze.</p>.<p>She successfully defended her title three years after taking the Tokyo Games by storm, becoming the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at the Paralympic Games with a record score of 249.7 in the final.</p>.<p>However, Avani could not replicate that form in the mixed 10m air prone SH1 event on Sunday, and ended the competition in the 11th position with a total score of 632.8. </p>