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Avani Lekhara (born 8 November 2001 in Jaipur) is an Indian Paralympian and rifle shooter from Rajasthan. She won a gold medal in the 10m air rifle standing and a bronze medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.As of January 2023, Lekhara is ranked world no. 1 in Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 (World Shooting Para Sport Rankings) and has competed in the 2018 Asian Para Games. She is currently supported by OGQ. She is also the first Indian woman to win multiple ...
Live with @avani.lekhara 🎯🥇 We went live with India’s @shootingparasport Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara! 🇮🇳 We spoke about being calm and composed on the shooting range, what it takes to become a champion and what it feels like representing @paralympicindia at the Games.
Nov 25, 2021 · August 30, 2021, is another date she is unlikely to forget. Lekhara, who turned 20 in November, bagged a gold in the 10 mt air rifle standing event in the SH1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics.She ...
The 19-year-old Avani Lekhara took the gold medal ahead of China’s Cuiping Zhang - who shot 248.9 to win silver - and Iryna Shchetnik of Ukraine - who took bronze with a score of 227.5.. Cuiping Zhang was the reigning Olympic champion while Iryna Shchetnik is the reigning world champion.
May 19, 2023 · Avani Lekhara: The wunderkind of Indian para shooting With Paralympic medals in the bag, ace para shooter Avani Lekhara is settling into her role as an advocate for better facilities and support for the physically challenged.
Aug 30, 2021 · Indian athlete Avani Lekhara became the first woman from her country to ever win a Paralympic Games gold, after scoring 249.6 in the women’s 10m air rifle standing final at Tokyo on Monday.
Aug 30, 2021 · Key Highlights. Prime Minister congratulates Avani Lekhara for winning Tokyo Paralympics gold medal; Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur also wished para shooter Lekhara on her historic achievement
Aug 30, 2021 · Shooter Avani Lekhara scripted history on Monday as she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics, firing her way to the top of the podium in the R-2 women's 10m Air ...
Sep 3, 2021 · Para shooter Avani Lekhara scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals on Friday.. The 19-year-old rifle shooter, who won gold in women’s 10m air rifle shooting SH1 class at Tokyo on Monday, added the women’s 50m rifle 3-position SH1 bronze medal to her tally. She also became the first Indian woman to win two medals at the Para Games in the same edition.. After qualifying for the final in the second position with 1176 points, Avani Lekhara continued ...
Aug 30, 2021 · In 45 years of Paralympic shooting, India had not won a medal of any colour. That all changed on Monday at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, as 19-year-old Avani Lekhara equalled the world record in the R2 - women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 to take gold.
