Avani Lekhara
Ohh No! A Brutal Car Crash Injured The Paralympic Gold Medalist Avani Lekhara’s Spine But Not Her Dreams, Read Inspiring Story Here
After excelling in the R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event in Tokyo, Japan, 19-year-old Avani Lekhara set a record as the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. The shooter from Jaipur equaled the world record and set a new Paralympic record with a final score of 249.6. Avani was a gifted dancer as a child, winning numerous honors and awards. However, her spinal cord was severely injured in a vehicle accident in 2012, and she began to use a wheelchair as a result. Avani chose to try out new sports that she thought she would be great at, without reconsider | Click Here...
Check Out Unseen Pictures Of Avani Lakhera, First Indian Woman To Win 2 Paralympic Medals
Avani Lakhera, who won first place in the R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event, became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. The 19-year-old set a new Paralympic and world record with a total of 249.6, which is a new Paralympic and global record. She is the fourth Indian athlete to win a Paralympic gold, following swimmer Murlikant Petkar (1972), javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia (2004 and 2016), and high jumper Thangavelu Mariyappan (2016). SH1 Rifle shooters are competent at holding a weapon in their hands. Athletes who have had limbs | Click Here...
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Avani Lekhara becomes first woman to win gold, Yogesh Kathuniya and Devendra Jhajharia bag silver, Sundar Singh Gurjar bags bronze
A piece of really happy news coming in for all keen followers of Indian sports at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. India's Avani Lekhara became the first woman to win gold at the prestigious tournament and with that, she also equalled the World Record in Women’s R2 10m air rifle standing SH1. Not just that, Yogesh Kathuniya bagged silver in Men’s Discus Throw F56 whereas Javelin Throwers Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar bagged silver and bronze respectively in Men's Javelin Throw F46. We congratulate these winners and we wish them good luck in their future endeavours. | Click Here...