Avani Lekhara wins bronze in 50m Rifle to win her second medal at Tokyo Paralympics
- After winning an unprecedented gold recently, Indian para- shooter Avani Lekhara has now won a Bronze Medal for the country at the Paralympics Games in Tokyo, in 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 event on September 03, 2021.
- With this win, the 19-year-old Lekhara has now become the only Indian women to win two medals, in the same edition of Paralympics.
- Prior to her, Joginder Singh Sodhi was the only Indian to win multiple medals in the same edition of the Games. He had won one silver and two bronze medals in the 1984 Paralympics.