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Despite winning the gold medal, Mona Agarwal is unable to raise the funds needed to buy a new wheelchair, which is affecting her preparations for the Paris Paralympic Games. The 37-year-old is a polio survivor and competes in the 10m air rifle (SH1) category in para shooting.
Despite winning consecutive gold medals at the Para Shooting World Cup, Mona Agarwal is unable to raise the money needed to buy a new wheelchair, which is affecting her preparations for the Paris Paralympic Games. The 37-year-old is a polio survivor and competes in the 10m air rifle (SH1) category in para shooting. She had secured India’s ninth and final quota for the Paralympic Games by winning a gold medal at the Para Shooting World Cup in New Delhi in March.
Mona, a mother of two, then won another gold medal in the Para World Cup in Changwon, Korea in April. She spent all the money she received from sponsors to buy a rifle and travel to the competition in Korea at her own expense. Now she has no money left to buy a wheelchair. Mona told PTI from Jaipur, “After my success in the Para World Cup in Delhi, I was expecting to be included in the Target Olympic Podium Program (TOPS) but I don’t know why there was so much delay.”
She said, “I have written several mails to the Sports Authority of India and informed them that I need financial help as I have to upgrade some equipment for the Paralympics.” The shooter said, “I had received Rs 15 lakh from my sponsor for the current year which I spent on buying a rifle and participating in the competition in Korea. I went to the World Cup played in Korea at my own expense. I need about six lakh rupees to buy a new wheelchair.
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