Who is Avani Lekhara Gold Medal Paralympics 2024: Avni Lekhara has become the first athlete to win a gold medal for India in the Paris Paralympics 2024. She has created history by winning the gold medal in the women’s standing 10 meter air rifle competition. Avni Lekhara had earlier won gold in the Tokyo Olympics as well, but her historic journey has not been easy at all. Very few people know that she was paralyzed at the age of only 12, after which her life has been full of struggle.
Avni Lekhara was born on 8 November 2001 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Everything was going well but in the year 2012, an incident happened with Avni, which created turmoil in her life. She suffered a spinal cord injury during a car accident in 2012, due to which she became paralyzed. Even in the face of such a big incident at a very young age, Avni did not bow down and moved forward towards success by taking inspiration from her injury.
What does SH1 category mean
Avni Lekhara has won the gold medal in the SH1 category of shooting. SH1 category means those athletes whose hands cannot move accurately and their lower back cannot move properly. Or they have problems in the movement of their legs. She took inspiration from Abhinav Bindra, gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and chose shooting as a profession in the year 2015. Actually, it was Avni’s father who encouraged his daughter to come into sports.
Talking about Avni Lekhara’s education, she has obtained a law degree from the University of Rajasthan. On the other hand, she has also made world records at the junior and senior levels in professional shooting. Avni has been awarded the Padma Shri and Khel Ratna awards for her historic achievements.
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