Mona Agarwal

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Mona Agarwal
Mona Agarwal in September 2024.jpg
Agarwal in September 2024
Personal information
Born (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 38)
Sikar, Rajasthan
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Para-shooting
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's Air Rifle Para Shooting SH1 Shooting pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Event1st2nd3rd
Paralympic Games 001
Para World Cup110
Total111
Paralympic Games
IPC logo (2019).svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Women's 10 m SH1
WSPS World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 New DehliWomen's 10 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 ChangwonWomen's 10 m

Mona Agarwal (born 8 November 1987) [1] is an Indian para shooter from Rajasthan. She competes in women's 10m air rifle SH1 category. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. [2] She won a quota place for the Paris Paralympics winning gold at the WSPS Para Shooting World Cup at New Delhi in March 2024. [3] She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [4]

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Early life

Agarwal is born in Sikar, Rajasthan. She took up shooting in December 2021 after trying different other sports including volleyball. Her husband, Ravindra Chaudhary, a former wheelchair basketball player, suffered brain injury in an accident, and is under rehab at home. She got a polio attack when she was nine months old. [2] She shifted to Jaipur after marriage. [5] Due to stigma against girls, she could not complete her schooling. After two elder sisters, her parents wanted a boy but Mona was an 'unwanted' child in the conservative family. But her maternal grandmother, Geetha Devi, supported her. [5] She has two children.

Career

Agarwal made her international debut at the World Cup in Osijek, Croatia in July 2023. [5] In March 2024, she won a gold medal at the World Cup in New Delhi. [6] She won another gold at the Para World Cup in Changwon, Korea in April 2024. [7] In May 2025, she won a silver medal at the Para World Cup in Changwon. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Mona Agarwal, the polio-stricken athlete and mother of two who won shooting bronze at Paralympics". Firstpost. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 PTI (9 March 2024). "Para Shooting World Cup: Athlete-turned-shooter Mona Agarwal claims gold in 10m air rifle event, aims more glory". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Para shooter Mona Agarwal wins 10m air rifle gold, clinches Paris Paralympic quota for India". The Times of India. 9 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Once mocked for being girl child and polio-stricken, Mona Agarwal is now a Paralympics medallist". The Indian Express. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Para shooter Mona Agarwal turns adversity into her biggest strength". Indianshooting. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Sharma, Priyanka (9 March 2024). "New Delhi 2024: Agarwal delivers gold, Paris 2024 quota for hosts". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  7. ↑ PTI. "Funds to buy new wheelchair hindering champion para shooter Mona Agarwal's Paralympic preparation". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Sharma, Nitin (1 June 2025). "Mona Agarwal defies a strong field to win silver at the Para Shooting World Cup". The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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