Avani Lekhara wins gold for India in the Para Olympics
Avani participated in the R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Event and fired her way to the Gold Medal. With this victory, Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman at the Para Olympics to win a Gold Medal.
Avani Lekhara during the Air rifle shooting event at the Para Olympics
TOKYO, JAPAN - On Monday 30th August, Indian shooter Avani Lekhara scripted history by winning a Gold Medal at the 10 meter Air Rifle event named 'SH1'. This victory made Avani the first ever woman in India to win a gold at the Para Olympics. Avani had a score of 249.6, thus forming a world record for the highest score in her category.
Lekhara also gave a good performance in the qualifying rounds and had a total score of 621.7. She qualified for the finals by securing the seventh position in the qualifying roun...