Rubina Francis etched her name in Paralympic history on August 31, with a bronze medal in Paris. She rose on the occasion and clinched a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event. Para-athletes never have an easy journey, as they have to fight against all odds and show grit and resilience to reach the top, which was also the case with Rubina.
About Rubina Francis
The 25-year-old, who belong from Jabalpur, was born with talipes, commonly known as club foot, which prevented her from staying steady while shooting at the target, but that didn’t stop her from becoming an inspiration. Since a young age, she had a dream of emulating her idol Gagan Nagar, Olympic silver medalist, but it was not an easy target to achieve, considering Talipes didn’t allow him to stand steady on her feet at that time.