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| full_name = Avani Lekhara |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|11|8}} |
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| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], India |
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| country = {{IND}} |
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| sport = Shooting |
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| event = 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
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| paralympics = '''[[2020 Summer Paralympics]]''': 10m air rifle standing SH1 – Gold |
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}} |
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{{MedalSport|Women's shooting}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Rio Paralympics]]|[[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|10m air rifle standing SH1]]}} |
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'''Avani Lekhara''' (Born 8 November 2001 in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]) is an Indian [[Paralympic Games|Paralympian]] and [[Paralympic shooting|rifle shooter]]. She won a gold medal in [[ISSF 10 meter air rifle|10m Air rifle standing]] at [[2020 Summer Paralympics|Tokyo 2020 Paralympics]].<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/tokyo-paralympics-avani-lekhara-wins-gold-medal-in-shooting-event-101630285229015-amp.html Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara wins gold medal in shooting event] ''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 30 August 2021</ref> Lekhara is currently [[International Shooting Sport Federation|World No 5]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=World Shooting Para Sport Rankings / Official World Rankings 2021|work=World Shooting Para Sport|url=https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/web/ranking/sh/pdf/type/WR/list/464|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> in Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 [[International Shooting Sport Federation|(World Shooting Para Sport Rankings)]] and has competed in the [[2018 Asian Para Games]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Para shooter Avani Lekhara clinches silver; India stay in top three|work=Indian Express News|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/para-shooter-avani-lekhara-clinches-silver-india-stay-in-top-three-7240271/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Avani Lekhara|work=The Bridge News|url=https://thebridge.in/tags/Avani-Lekhara|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Para World Cup: Teenage shooter Avani Lekhara wins 10m air rifle silver|work=Time of India News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/para-world-cup-teenage-shooter-avani-lekhara-wins-10m-air-rifle-silver/articleshow/70399906.cms|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Avani Lekhara wins women's 10m air rifle silver medal at World Shooting Para Sport World Cup|work=Firstpost News|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/avani-lekhara-wins-womens-10m-air-rifle-silver-medal-at-world-shooting-para-sport-world-cup-9449931.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> She has been supported by GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-19|title=Improvise, adapt, overcome: Indian para athletes' mantra for beating lockdown|url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/29033060/improvise-adapt-overcome-indian-para-athletes-mantra-beating-lockdown|access-date=2021-08-30|website=ESPN|language=en}}</ref> |
'''Avani Lekhara''' (Born 8 November 2001 in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]) is an Indian [[Paralympic Games|Paralympian]] and [[Paralympic shooting|rifle shooter]]. She won a gold medal in [[ISSF 10 meter air rifle|10m Air rifle standing]] at [[2020 Summer Paralympics|Tokyo 2020 Paralympics]].<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/tokyo-paralympics-avani-lekhara-wins-gold-medal-in-shooting-event-101630285229015-amp.html Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara wins gold medal in shooting event] ''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 30 August 2021</ref> Lekhara is currently [[International Shooting Sport Federation|World No 5]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=World Shooting Para Sport Rankings / Official World Rankings 2021|work=World Shooting Para Sport|url=https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/web/ranking/sh/pdf/type/WR/list/464|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> in Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 [[International Shooting Sport Federation|(World Shooting Para Sport Rankings)]] and has competed in the [[2018 Asian Para Games]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Para shooter Avani Lekhara clinches silver; India stay in top three|work=Indian Express News|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/para-shooter-avani-lekhara-clinches-silver-india-stay-in-top-three-7240271/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Avani Lekhara|work=The Bridge News|url=https://thebridge.in/tags/Avani-Lekhara|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Para World Cup: Teenage shooter Avani Lekhara wins 10m air rifle silver|work=Time of India News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/para-world-cup-teenage-shooter-avani-lekhara-wins-10m-air-rifle-silver/articleshow/70399906.cms|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Avani Lekhara wins women's 10m air rifle silver medal at World Shooting Para Sport World Cup|work=Firstpost News|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/avani-lekhara-wins-womens-10m-air-rifle-silver-medal-at-world-shooting-para-sport-world-cup-9449931.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> She has been supported by GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-19|title=Improvise, adapt, overcome: Indian para athletes' mantra for beating lockdown|url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/29033060/improvise-adapt-overcome-indian-para-athletes-mantra-beating-lockdown|access-date=2021-08-30|website=ESPN|language=en}}</ref> |
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| Full name | Avani Lekhara | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 2001 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 10m air rifle standing SH1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2020 Summer Paralympics: 10m air rifle standing SH1 – Gold | ||||||||||||||
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Avani Lekhara (Born 8 November 2001 in Jaipur, Rajasthan) is an Indian Paralympian and rifle shooter. She won a gold medal in 10m Air rifle standing at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.[1] Lekhara is currently World No 5[2] in Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 (World Shooting Para Sport Rankings) and has competed in the 2018 Asian Para Games.[3][4][5][6] She has been supported by GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.[7]
Lekhara is India's first woman to win a Paralympic Gold Medal, and achieved this feat at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games while also setting a new Paralympic Record and equaling the World Record.
See also
References
- ^ Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara wins gold medal in shooting event Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 August 2021
- ^ "World Shooting Para Sport Rankings / Official World Rankings 2021". World Shooting Para Sport.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Para shooter Avani Lekhara clinches silver; India stay in top three". Indian Express News.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Avani Lekhara". The Bridge News.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Para World Cup: Teenage shooter Avani Lekhara wins 10m air rifle silver". Time of India News.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Avani Lekhara wins women's 10m air rifle silver medal at World Shooting Para Sport World Cup". Firstpost News.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Improvise, adapt, overcome: Indian para athletes' mantra for beating lockdown". ESPN. 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
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