{
  "id": 15620297,
  "title": "Polio at 9 months, gold at 38: Mona Agarwal thanks grandmother for keeping faith",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/polio-at-9-months-gold-at-38-mona-agarwal-thanks-grandmother-for",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-19T15:42:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/mona-agarwal-para-asian-games-gold-shooting-rifle-polio-10928504/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mona Agarwal, a 38-year-old mother of two from Sikar in Rajasthan, contracted polio at the age of nine months. Her paternal grandmother, Geeta Devi, supported her upbringing with her savings. At the Para Asian Games in Japan's Nagoya, Mona clinched the gold medal in the 10-m Air Rifle Standing event, setting a new Para Asian Games record of 250.0. She also took the silver medal, narrowly missing her teammate Avani Lekhara, a two-time Paralympic champion. Mona expressed her gratitude to her grandmother, saying, \"I dedicate this medal to her.\" Her father, Prem Chand Agarwal, recounted how she overcame her polio condition through hard work and willpower. Mona's husband, Ravindra Chaudhary, also supported her sports career. Despite recent setbacks, including nerve damage in her spine, Mona persevered with rigorous rehabilitation and adjustments to her shooting technique.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Mona Agarwal contracted polio at nine months old",
    "Won gold in 10-m Air Rifle Standing at Para Asian Games",
    "Dedicating medal to her grandmother who supported her"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}