India's Preethi Pal Scripts History Wins Bronze Medal in 100m T35 event at Paris Paralympics

Preethi Pal secured the bronze medal in the women's 100m T35 event, marking India's third medal on Day 2 of the Paris Paralympics. Earlier, Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal obtained the podium finish for India with gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event on Friday.

India's Preethi Pal won a bronze medal in the women's T35 100m event with a personal best time of 14.21 seconds at the Paralympics here on Friday. The 23-year-old Preethi's bronze is India's first medal from para-athletics in the Paris Paralympics. China's Zhou Xia (13.58) and Guo Qianqian (13.74) won the gold and silver respectively. T35 classification is meant for athletes who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis, as well as cerebral palsy. 

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