Good news has come for India on the second day of Paris Paralympics 2024. Indian shooter Avani Lekhara did wonders. She won the gold medal in the women’s 10 meter air rifle event. Mona Agarwal of India won the bronze medal in the same event. With these 2 medals, India’s medal count in the current Paralympic Games has increased.
The special thing is that 22-year-old Avani Lekhara created a record in the Paralympics by scoring 249.7 points. Earlier, Avani won the gold medal in the women’s 10 meter air rifle standing SH1 event at the Tokyo Paralympics. Avani Lekhara has become the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at the Paralympics. Apart from this, she became the first Indian woman to win 3 medals at the Paralympics, this is also a unique record.
🇮🇳 Result Update: #ParaShooting R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 Final👇
Unstoppable. @AvaniLekhara strikes #Gold🥇with a Paralympic Record 🥳☑️
The #TOPSchemeAthlete also scripted history to become the 1⃣st Indian woman to win 3⃣ medals at the #Paralympics😍🥳
Super proud of… pic.twitter.com/SWE2rRQraQ
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 30, 2024
PM Modi congratulated
PM Narendra Modi has congratulated India on winning two medals in Paris Paralympics. PM Modi wrote on the Instagram that, congratulations to Avni Lekhara for winning the prestigious gold in the R2 Women’s 10M Air Rifle SH1 event, she has also created history, she is the first Indian female athlete to win 3 Paralympic medals.
India opens its medal account in the #Paralympics2024!
Congratulations to @AvaniLekhara for winning the coveted Gold in the R2 Women 10M Air Rifle SH1 event. She also creates history as she is the 1st Indian woman athlete to win 3 Paralympic medals! Her dedication continues to…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 30, 2024
