Avani Lekhara, the 19-year old sharp shooter makes history by bringing two Paralympic medals home

Sep 3, 2021 By: Vaamanaa Sethi Credit: Twitter

In the last 45 years, India did not win any medal in Paralympics shooting, ...

...but the Indian rifle shooter created history by winning two medals in the sport. Credit: Twitter

She won a gold medal in 10 metre (m) air rifle standing and a bronze medal in 50m air rifle standing.

Lekhara was the only shooter in the final who produced a perfect score of 10.9.

The Rajasthan government, her home state, also announced a cash reward...

...worth ₹3 crore for the Paralympic gold medal winner. Credit: BCCL

She is also the fourth Indian athlete to win a Paralympic gold medal after...

...swimmer Murlikant Petkar in 1972, javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia in 2004 and 2016, and high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu in 2016. Credit: Pixabay

The young sharp shooter started her career in 2015 and...

...several media reports say that she was highly inspired by former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra. Credit: Pixabay

She also competed in the 2018 Para Asian Games and has won several national medals as well.

Lekhara was born and raised in Jaipur and is also currently studying law.

She met with an accident back in 2012,...

...which left her with spinal cord injuries but later on her father encouraged her to join sports. Credit: Pixabay

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