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| Born | 8 November 2001 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Air Rifle SH1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Chandra Shekhar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 1[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Avani Lekhara (born 8 November 2001) is an Indian Paralympian and rifle shooter from Rajasthan.[3] She won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle standing event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and defended the gold she won at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, thus making history by winning two back-to-back golds. She also won the bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 event at Tokyo, becoming the first Indian woman to win multiple medals at a single Paralympic Games.[4] Lekhara is a two-time gold and one-time silver medalist at the Para Shooting World Cup.[5]
- ^ "World Shooting Para Sport Rankings / Official World Rankings 2023". World Shooting Para Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Shalya, Mandakini. "Para World Cup: Teenage shooter Avani Lekhara wins 10m air rifle silver". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win multiple medals at Paralympics". ESPN. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Chateauroux 2022 World Cup: Avani Lekhara clinches second gold". The Hindu. 12 June 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 September 2024.