On Monday, Shooter Avani Lekhara created history and becomes the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. She made her way to the top in the R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event. The 19-year-old equalled the world record with a total score of 249.6 by also making it a new Paralympic record. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the young shooter for her achievement with a tweet,"Phenomenal performance@AvaniLekhara ! Congratulations on winning a hard-earned and well-deserved Gold, made possible due to your industrious nature and passion towards shooting. This is truly a special moment for Indian sports. Best wishes for your future endeavours." Phenomenal performance @AvaniLekhara! Congratulations on winning a hard-earned and well-deserved Gold, made possible due to your industrious nature and passion towards shooting. This is truly a special moment for Indian sports. Best wishes for your future endeavours. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 30, 2021 Our young and talented para shooter @AvaniLekhara is ready to compete in 10m AR Standing SH 1 Qualification match in some time at #Tokyo2020 Watch this space for updates and send in your #Cheer4India messages #Praise4Para #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/dVp2iMegWa — SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 29, 2021 After swimmer Murlikant Petkar (1972), javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia (2004 and 2016) and high jumper Thangavelu Mariyappan (2016) Avani Lekhara becomes the fourth Indian athelete to win a Paralympic gold.
