Rubina Francis Paralympics from Jabalpur India

Rubina Francis born on 1999-06-25 in Jabalpur, India.

Education : Commerce – GS College of Commerce and Economics, Nagpur, IND

Language Spoken : English, Hindi

Coach : JP Nautiyal [national]; Subhash Rana [national]

She took up the sport at age 15, in 2015, at the Gun for Glory Shooting Academy in Jabalpur, India. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2022; firstpost.com, 26 Jun 2021)

Reason: She was discovered through a talent search organised by the Gun for Glory Shooting Academy in India. “I wanted to do something else besides study in school. Gun for Glory Academy came to my school to advertise shooting and I told my father I wanted to do this. So I registered myself and I got selected. That is how the interest developed. My parents backed me and that is how I took up shooting. The journey started from there.” (firstpost.com, 26 Jun 2021; gnspf.in, 07 Aug 2020)

Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (aajtak.in, 16 Jul 2023)

Milestones:

Training: She trains at the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy in India. (aajtak.in, 16 Jul 2023)

Influence: Coach Subhash Rana, and her parents. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2022; thebridge.in, 19 Aug 2021; firstpost.com, 26 Jun 2021)

Philosophy: “Sport is everything to me – my life, my career, my status, everything. Sport gave me a different perspective on things and helped me make my nation proud.” (thebridge.in, 19 Aug 2021)

Award:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	P2 – 10m Air Pistol SH1	2020	Tokyo, JPN	128.5
World Championships
2	P5 – 10m Air Pistol Standard SH1	2023	Lima, PER	360
4	Mixed P6 – 10m Air Pistol SH1 – Team	2022	Al Ain, UAE	12
5	Mixed P6 – 10m Air Pistol SH1 – Team	2023	Lima, PER	556
6	P2 – 10m Air Pistol SH1	2022	Al Ain, UAE	148.0
10	P2 – 10m Air Pistol SH1	2023	Lima, PER	556
10	P5 – 10m Air Pistol Standard SH1	2022	Al Ain, UAE	347
10	P2 – 10m Air Pistol SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	552
20	P2 – 10m Air Pistol SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	539
Asian Para Games
3	P2 – 10m Air Pistol SH1	2022	Hangzhou, CHN	211.0