India opened its Paris Paralympics medal tally on 30 August with Avani Lekhara securing a historic gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1. Mona Agarwal continued the momentum on Day 1 with a bronze medal.
Lekhara surpassed her own Paralympic record with a final score of 249.7, which is better than her previous Tokyo Paralympics record of 249.6.
With this medal, Lekhara became the first Indian woman to clinch two Paralympic gold medals. In 2020, she became the first woman shooter from the country to win medals in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics. Apart from this, Lekahra also won a bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions.
According to details, the SH1 category in shooting is related to athletes who have movement affected in their arms, lower trunk, and legs or have no limbs, reported Hindustan Times.