Avani Lekhara

Paralympics: India finish 24th with 19 medals

September 05, 2021

Paralympics: India finish 24th with 19 medals

India won five gold, eight silver and six bronze to return their biggest ever medal haul at the Games.

September 05, 2021
Paralympics: Keralite Sidhartha Babu misses final berth narrowly

Avani Lekhara ended 28th in the qualification round of the mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 event.
September 03, 2021
Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals

The 19-year-old shooter claimed the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze to add to an unprecedented gold she had won earlier in the ongoing Tokyo Games.
September 01, 2021
Paralympics: Keralite shooter Sidhartha Babu finishes 40th

Avani Lekhara, who became India's first female gold medallist in Paralympic Games, failed to replicate her success as she crashed out in the qualification round of the mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event.
August 30, 2021
Paralympics gold a triumph of Avani Lekhara's resolve

Lekhara became India's first woman gold medallist at the Paralympic Games when she shot a total of 249.6 in the 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 in Tokyo on Monday.
August 30, 2021
Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold at Paralympics

The 19-year-old finished with a world record equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record.