Tokyo Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara wins gold medal in para shooting World The 20-year-old shooter broke her own world record of 249.6 to secure a spot at the 2024 Paris Paralympics as the 20-year-old cupped with a world record score of 250.6 in the women’s 10m air rifle standings SH1 in Chateauroux, France on Tuesday.
Poland’s Emilia Babska won the silver medal with a total score of 247.6, while Sweden’s Anna Norman took the bronze with 225.6.
The SH1 category is for athletes with lower limb impairment to compete in rifle events.
Lekhara’s achievement comes after the shooter and his coach were initially denied visas. However, the matter was settled after the intervention of the authorities. Play authority India and the Ministry of Sports.
After securing a Paris 2024 berth, an excited Lekha tweeted, “Chateauroux 2022 So proud to bring home gold in the R2 10M Air Rifle SH1 event with a WR score and India’s first Paris 2024 quota. My first int. @paralympics The event since. Many thanks to everyone who supported me!”
Proud to bring home the R2 10M Air Rifle SH1 event with a WR score and number one #paris2024 quota, but #chateroux2022, My first int. since the incident @ Paralympic, Many thanks to everyone who supported me! @narendramodi @ianuragthakur @ParalympicIndia @media_sai https://t.co/mrtrrR2Qif pic.twitter.com/QF3A3vyupW
– Avni Lekhra El Ekra Ply (Vani Avnilekha) 7 June 2022
Avani Lekhara, new world record holder in R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Stacked SH1. Indian shooter breaks earlier record (249.6) by scoring 250.6 at Chateauroux 2022 World Cup in France!” wrote Shooting Para Sport on its Twitter handle.
In August last year, Lekhara won a gold medal in the 10m air rifle standings event in the SH1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics. She then won a bronze medal in the women’s 50m Rifle Three Position SH1 event, making her the first Indian woman to win multiple medals at the Paralympics.
(with inputs from agencies)
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