Tokyo Paralympics champion Avani Lekhara received gold on the Para Shooting World Cup with a world report rating of 250.6 in girls’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 in Chateauroux, France on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old shooter broke her personal world report of 249.6 to safe her a spot on the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Poland’s Emilia Babska bagged the silver medal with a complete of 247.6, whereas the bronze went to Anna Normann of Sweden after she shot 225.6.
SH1 class is for athletes with decrease limb impairment for competitors in rifle occasions.
Lekhara bagged the highest prize three days after being on the verge of lacking the match as her coach and escort have been initially denied visas.
Best of Express PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
However, the difficulty was resolved after intervention of the Sports Authority of India and Sports Ministry.
“Proud to bring home the gold in the R2 10M Air Rifle SH1 event with a WR score & India’s 1st Paris2024 Quota, at the Chateauroux2022. My 1st Int. event since the @paralympics. A big thank you to everyone who has supported me!” she tweeted.
“Avani Lekhara, the new WorldRecord holder in the R2 – women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1. The Indian shooter just crushed the former record (249.6) by scoring 250.6 in the Chateauroux2022 World Cup, in France!” Shooting Para Sport wrote on its Twitter deal with.
In August final yr, Lekhara bagged a gold within the 10m air rifle standing occasion within the SH1 class on the Tokyo Paralympics. She adopted it up with a bronze within the girls’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 occasion, making her the primary Indian lady to win a number of medals on the Paralympics.
