Shrishti Arora poses with her bronze medal. (Instagram)
\n\nShrishti Arora came to Nagoya expecting to learn. She leaves with a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol SH1 event at her debut Asian Para Games.
\n\nThe start was shaky as she opened the final with a 47.4 in her first series. She blamed the dip on nerves.
\n\n"It was completely a technical error because of a lot of pressure and stress. I stopped focusing on the process," she said, while speaking to Sports Now.
\n\n"Later I gathered myself, collected myself and then focused just on the process."
\n\nShe recovered, making her comeback without once looking at the scoreboard. "I wasn't thinking about the medal or scores at all. I was just performing, just trying to give my best," she said.
\n\nIranian shooters took gold and silver. Arora admitted that a stronger start could have changed the podium standings. Asked if she could have finished higher, she said, "Absolutely, yes!"
\n\nStill, she was content with her debut.
\n\n"I wouldn't say I'm completely satisfied, but I'm satisfied that it was my first event and I performed really well. I did what I was supposed to do, which I wasn't doing initially."
\n\nHer…
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/sports
