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India won its first-ever rifle team medals at the World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) World Championships in Changwon, South Korea, which concluded on 16 September 2026.
Millie Shah, Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara won gold in the R2 women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 team event with 1878.6.
Rakesh Nidagundi, Anandha Krishna and Swaroop Unhalkar took silver in the R1 men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 team event with 1856.3.
In the individual R2 event, Mona Agarwal won silver and Avani Lekhara bronze.
Rifle events are coded R1-R9 and pistol events P1-P5. SH1 is for athletes who can hold the gun without a support stand; SH2 shooters need one. R1 is men's and R2 women's 10m air rifle standing SH1.
Simple Analogy: Like weight classes in boxing, sport classes group comparable impairments.
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Who won the "Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award" 2021 for Para Shooting?
Answer: Avani Lekhara
World Shooting Para Sport — the governing body for para shooting under the International Paralympic Committee
Para-shooting class for athletes who do not need a firearm support stand