PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Avani Lekhara & Mona Agarwal For Securing Medals at Paris Paralympics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated para-athletes Avani Lekhara for securing Gold medal and Mona Agarwal for winning Bronze medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle SH1 event at Paris Paralympics 2024. Prime Minister used X medium to disseminate his greetings.

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PM Modi Congratulates Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal

incredible Avani Lekhara became first Indian woman to win two Paralympic gold medal with her victory in women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event here on Friday as compatriot Mona Agarwal claimed a bronze. Winner of Tokyo Paralympics gold three years back, Avani, 22, shot a superb 249.7 to erase her own record of 249.6 set in Japanese capital, while Mona, who took up shooting sport in 2022, tched up 228.7 for bronze. Avani, who is wheel-chair bound after a car mishap left her paralysed below waist when she was 11-years-old, h became first woman shooter from country to win medals in shooting at Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. SH1 category in shooting involves athletes who have movement affected in ir arms, lower trunk, legs or have limbs. In qualification, defending champion Avani shot 625.8 to be placed second behind Iryna Shchetnik, who broke Paralympic qualification record with a score of 627.5. Mona, two-time World Cup gold medallist competing in her maiden Paralympics, shot 623.1 in qualification and entered final in fifth place.

(With inputs from PTI)