In Shooting, India’s Avani Lekhara clinched gold in the Women’s 10 metre Air Rifle Standing SH1 at the 2025 Para Shooting World Cup in Al Ain, Dubai yesterday. She overtook Anna Besnon of Sweden to bag the title.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s Wannipa Leungvilai clinched the bronze medal. India delivered another brilliant performance in Mixed 50 metre Pistol SH1 event, securing a double podium with gold and silver medals in the individual, along with a silver in the team event.

In the Individual final, Akash shot 223.1 in the final to win the gold medal ahead of compatriot Sandeep Kumar, who settled for a silver medal. The duo, combined with Rudransh Khandelwal, also bagged the team silver medal, just behind Iran.