Avani Lekhara 19 year old from Jaipur has written history at the Tokyo Paralympics. She has bagged a gold medal in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event on Monday. With this, she has become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.
Avni Lekhara
This is India’s 4th medal at the Tokyo Paralympics so far. According to reports Avani Lekhara created a Paralympics record and equaled the world record with a score of 249.6 with her paralympic debut.
Won Medal
After winning she shared her feelings and said, “I can’t describe this feeling. I’m feeling like I’m on top of the world. It’s unexplainable. I’m so happy I could be the one to contribute to it. Hopefully, there’s a lot of medals more to come,”.
Wishes for Her