Tokyo Paralympics 2021 : The 19-year old Avani Lekhara becomes the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at Paralympic Games. She won a gold in women's 10m AR Standing SH1 Final. This is India's first medal in shooting this year.
With this medal, India's medal tally has gone up to 4 medals with 2 silvers, 1 bronze and now a gold medal. With this win, Avani has equalled the Paralympic Games World Record. (Edit: India's medal tally is now at seven after medals from Yogesh Kathuniya, Sundar Gurjar and Jhajaria)



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Prime Minister Modi also congratulated India's gold medalist. Avani hails from Jaipur, Rajasthan and she holds the no. 5 ranks in 10m AR Standing. Being an enthusiastic child, Avani's father encouraged her to take up para-sports. Avani tried her hand at multiple sports, but she enjoyed shooting the most. She draws her inspiration from Olympic Gold Medalist Abhinav Bindra. 



This was Avani's finals score! She created the World Record with 249.6 as the final score.