Paris Paralympics 2024: Avani Lekhara Wins Gold

At the Paralympic Games in Paris, India’s Avani Lekhara clinched gold in the women’s 10m air rifle (SH1) event with a Games record tally of 249.7,  while Mona Agarwal took the bronze with an aggregate of 228.7.

Avani had also become India’s first woman shooter to win medals in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. Shooter Manish Narwal has entered into the finals of the Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1.

He finished 5th in the qualification round with an aggregate of 565-12x. Suhas Yathiraj is in the semi-finals after winning his second Group A badminton match against South Korea’s Kyun Hwan Shin in straight games.

He is competing in the Men’s Singles SL4 category. Nitesh Kumar thrashed China’s Yang Jianyuan in straight games in his second men’s singles SL3 group A match to qualify for the semifinals in para-badminton competition.

Indian duo of Sonalben Patel and Bhavaniben Patel crashed out of the women’s doubles table tennis WD10 event after losing 1-3 to their South Korean opponents.

Sarita is in the Round of 16 of the Women’s Individual Compound archery. She defeated Malaysia’s Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil 138-124 in the elimination round.

Earlier, Manasi Joshi crashed out from the women’s singles losing to Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna in the badminton SL3 category. In the men’s section, Manoj Sarkar lost to Thailand’s Mongkhon Bunsun in the SL3 category.

The Women’s Discus Throw Final – F55 category is now underway. Karamjyoti Dalal and Sakshi Kasana are appearing for the country.