Rubina Francis

Rubina Francis
	Francis in September 2024
Personal information
Full name	Rubina Francis
Born	Madhya Pradesh, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shooting
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2024 Paris ; 2020 Tokyo 7th;
Medal record
Representing India
Women's shooting
Paralympic Games
Asian Para Games

Rubina Francis (born 1999) is an Indian para pistol shooter. She won the bronze medal at the P2 10 m air pistol SH1 event at the 2024 Paralympics Games.^[1] She made history by becoming the first Indian woman to clinch a Paralympics medal in pistol shooting by winning a bronze.^[2]

Early life

Rubina is from Madhya Pradesh.^[3]^[4]

Career

Rubina was ranked number five by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 2021^[5] in Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 (World Shooting Para Sport Rankings). She participated in the 2018 Asian Para Games in the P2 - Women's 10M Air Pistol (SH1 Events).^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and finished 7th in the final.^[11]

She won a gold medal at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates in 2022.^[12]

She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.^[13] she secured an Olympic quota berth for Paris Paralympics under bipartite rule in July 2024.^[14]

References

^ "Rubina Francis wins bronze in 10m air pistol SH1 event, fourth medal for India in shooting at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Rubina Francis Wins Bronze To Create History, India's Medal Tally Rises In Paris Paralympics 2024". Times Now. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ Narasimman, Ananth (17 August 2021). "Shooter Rubina Francis overcame disability, financial struggle and COVID to seek Paralympic glory". thebridge.in. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Who is Rubina Francis, pistol shooter who won India's fifth medal at Paris Paralympics". Indian Express.
^ "World Shooting Para Sport Rankings / Official World Rankings 2021". World Shooting Para Sport.
^ "MP: Jabalpur para shooter sets world record, bags Oly quota". Time of India News.
^ "Congratulations: Pooja Agarwal, Sonia Sharma, Rubina Francis - Gold Medallists". ParalympicIndia News.
^ "Rubina Francis Leads 10-Member Indian Para Shooters Squad For Tokyo Paralympics". Outlook India News.
^ "Madhya Pradesh Para Shooter Creates World Record, Bags Gold For India At Peru Event". The Logical India News.
^ "पैरों पर ठीक से खड़े भी नहीं हो पाती, अब पैराशूटिंग में देश को दिलाया गोल्ड". Bhaskar News.
^ "Para-shooter Rubina Francis sets a world record; qualifies for Tokyo Paralympics". The Bridge News.
^ "World Shooting Para Sport Championships: MP's Paralympian shooter Rubina Francis wins gold medal for the nation". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ https://www.newsonair.gov.in/indian-para-shooters-rubina-francis-swaroop-unhalkar-secure-quota-for-paris-paralympics/

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[1] "Rubina Francis wins bronze in 10m air pistol SH1 event, fourth medal for India in shooting at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[2] "Rubina Francis Wins Bronze To Create History, India's Medal Tally Rises In Paris Paralympics 2024". Times Now. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[3] Narasimman, Ananth (17 August 2021). "Shooter Rubina Francis overcame disability, financial struggle and COVID to seek Paralympic glory". thebridge.in. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[4] "Who is Rubina Francis, pistol shooter who won India's fifth medal at Paris Paralympics". Indian Express.

[5] "World Shooting Para Sport Rankings / Official World Rankings 2021". World Shooting Para Sport.

[6] "MP: Jabalpur para shooter sets world record, bags Oly quota". Time of India News.

[7] "Congratulations: Pooja Agarwal, Sonia Sharma, Rubina Francis - Gold Medallists". ParalympicIndia News.

[8] "Rubina Francis Leads 10-Member Indian Para Shooters Squad For Tokyo Paralympics". Outlook India News.

[9] "Madhya Pradesh Para Shooter Creates World Record, Bags Gold For India At Peru Event". The Logical India News.

[10] "पैरों पर ठीक से खड़े भी नहीं हो पाती, अब पैराशूटिंग में देश को दिलाया गोल्ड". Bhaskar News.

[11] "Para-shooter Rubina Francis sets a world record; qualifies for Tokyo Paralympics". The Bridge News.

[12] "World Shooting Para Sport Championships: MP's Paralympian shooter Rubina Francis wins gold medal for the nation". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[13] Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[14] ttps://www.newsonair.gov.in/indian-para-shooters-rubina-francis-swaroop-unhalkar-secure-quota-for-paris-paralympics/

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v t e Paralympic medalists for India
1968 1972 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Gold medalists	: Murlikant Petkar (1972 Heidelberg) : Devendra Jhajharia (2 titles, 2004 Athens, 2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Avani Lekhara (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Sumit Antil (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Manish Narwal (2020 Tokyo) : Pramod Bhagat (2020 Tokyo) : Krishna Nagar (2020 Tokyo) : Kumar Nitesh (2024 Paris) : Harvinder Singh (2024 Paris) : Dharambir Nain (2024 Paris) : Praveen Kumar (2024 Paris) : Navdeep Singh (2024 Paris)
Silver medalists	: Bhimrao Kesarkar (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Joginder Singh Bedi (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Girisha Nagarajegowda (2012 London) : Deepa Malik (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Bhavina Patel (2020 Tokyo) : Nishad Kumar (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Yogesh Kathuniya (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Devendra Jhajharia (2020 Tokyo) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2020 Tokyo) : Praveen Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo) : Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Manish Narwal (2024 Paris) : Thulasimathi Murugesan (2024 Paris) : Sharad Kumar (2024 Paris) : Ajeet Singh Yadav (2024 Paris) : Sachin Sarjerao Khilari (2024 Paris) : Pranav Soorma (2024 Paris)
Bronze medalists	: Joginder Singh Bedi (2 titles, 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Rajinder Singh Rahelu (2004 Athens) : Varun Singh Bhati (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Sundar Singh Gurjar (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo) : Sharad Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Avani Lekhara (2020 Tokyo) : Harvinder Singh (2020 Tokyo) : Manoj Sarkar (2020 Tokyo) : Mona Agarwal (2024 Paris) : Preethi Pal (2 titles, 2024 Paris) : Rubina Francis (2024 Paris) : Manisha Ramadass (2024 Paris) : Sheetal Devi (2024 Paris) : Rakesh Kumar (2024 Paris) : Nithya Sre Sivan (2024 Paris) : Deepthi Jeevanji (2024 Paris) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2024 Paris) : Kapil Parmar (2024 Paris) : Hokato Hotozhe Sema (2024 Paris) : Simran Sharma (2024 Paris)