TOKYO: August 30 (STN) India’s Avani Lekhra has made history in the shooting competition at the Tokyo Paralympics. He won the gold medal by scoring 249.6 in the final of 10m Air Rifle Standing SH-1. It is also a new record in the Paralympic Games. With this victory, Avani has also equaled the world record of Iriana Shetnik of Ukraine. Shetnik scored a score of 249.6 in Serbia in 2018.
Avani became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the Paralympics. Avni, who hails from Jaipur, equaled the world record by scoring 249.6 points in the final and secured the first position. He defeated Zhang Kuiping of China (248.9 points). Ukraine’s Iriana Shetnik (227.5) won the bronze medal. Avani is the first Indian woman athlete to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games. At the same time, India also has the first medal in the shooting competition of these games. It is also the country’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. She is the third Indian woman to win a medal in the Paralympic Games.
Avani became the first Indian woman athlete to win a gold medal in the Paralympics
Avni, who hails from Jaipur, equaled the world record by scoring 249.6 points in the final and secured the first position. He defeated Zhang Kuiping of China (248.9 points). Ukraine’s Iriana Shetnik (227.5) won the bronze medal. Avani is the first Indian woman athlete to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games. At the same time, India also has the first medal in the shooting competition of these games. It is also the country’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. She is the third Indian woman to win a medal in the Paralympic Games.
