Tokyo Paralympics: India's Avani Lekhara wins Gold Medal in women's 10m AR Standing SH1 Final
Heartiest congratulations to Avani Lekhara for winning India's first medal in Para Shooting. The young shooter kept her calm and won the medal by equalling the World record: Deepa Malik, president of Paralympic Committee of India
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For me, there can be no greater happiness than this. This is the result of her hard work. I hope she brings a gold medal in 50m shooting also: GR Lekhara, grandfather of Avani Lekhana who won a gold medal in women's 10m AR Standing SH1 at Tokyo Paralympics
Phenomenal performance Avani Lekhara! Congratulations on winning a hard-earned & 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: PM Modi
President Ram Nath Kovind tweets, "Congratulations to Avani Lekhara for creating history & becoming the first Indian woman to win a Gold at #Paralympics. India is elated by your stellar performance! Our tricolour flies high at the podium due to your phenomenal feat."
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