Mona Agarwal with national coach Jeevan Rai. (Special arrangement)

Days after winning the 10m air rifle gold, Mona Agarwal added another in the 50 metre 3-position final with a world record score of 357.5. When she decided to try her hand at the 50m 3P three years ago, Jaipur-based Mona had to travel 30 kilometres to the closest range for training. She rode a scooty and carried a rented 50m rifle.

“When I decided to train in the 50m rifle, the 50m range was 30km away from my home. I rented a 50m rifle and carried it while riding. I trained three times a week apart from practicing 10m air rifle at the range near my home. Only four months ago, I got my own 50m rifle. But that too had an equipment error.…