Avani Lekhara Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Avani Lekhara

• Avani Lekhara is an Indian rifle shooter who received a gold medal in 10m air rifle standing at Tokyo Paralympics in 2021 by defeating her opponent China’s Zhang Cuiping within the ultimate occasion. She additionally clinched a bronze medal in a 50m air rifle taking pictures in Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. In 2021, she held the world’s fifth place at World Shooting Para Sports Rankings in Women’s 10m Air Rifle taking pictures. In 2018, she additionally participated in Asian Para Games the place she clinched a gold medal.

• GoSports Foundation helps her in taking pictures sports activities by the Para Champions Programme.
  

  Avani whereas displaying her white card being given by GoSports Foundation

• In 2012, she met with a automobile accident when she was 11 years previous. This accident left her with full paraplegia, a spinal twine damage that paralyses the decrease limbs. Later, her father motivated her to hitch sports activities. Initially, she obtained educated in archery. However, she discovered her true ardour in taking pictures, and ultimately, she adopted it.

• In an interview with Hindustan Times, Avani Lekhara expressed her feelings associated to her accident that left her paralysed under her waist in 2012. She mentioned,
  

  Prior to the accident, I had at all times participated in co-curricular actions in class, like dancing, however after that the whole lot modified. I used to be very offended at my bodily situation. It was inflicting extreme psychological agony. I had no need to speak to anybody.”

• In 2015, she began taking pictures at Jagatpura Sports Complex in Jaipur, India. She obtained the inspiration to decide on taking pictures as a sport from the previous Olympic Champion Abhinav Bindra.
  

  Avani with Abhinav Bindra

• Since 2015, she has received a number of medals in nationwide and worldwide taking pictures occasions.
  

  Avani Lekhara whereas displaying her medals

• In 2017, the key breakthrough of her life got here when she received a silver on the Al Ain Para Shooting World Cup, UAE.

• In 2017, she was honoured with the Rising Star award by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, for her excellent efficiency in taking pictures.
  

  Avani whereas receiving an award from Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje in 2017

• In 2017, she received a silver medal in Dubai Paralympic Championships.
  

  Avani being welcomed in India in 2017 after successful a silver medal in Dubai Paralympics

• Her sports activities philosophy is,
  

  Life consists not in holding good playing cards, however in enjoying these playing cards you maintain properly.”

• In 2019, the GoSports Foundation in India named her the Most Promising Paralympic Athlete. 

• In 2019, Avani shared a submit on her Instagram account the place she in contrast her two footage after ten years of her accident.
  

  Avani’s Instagram heartfelt submit whereas evaluating her life’s ten years earlier than and after her accident

• In 2020, amid the COVID-19 lockdown, Avani Lekhara demonstrated few train tricks to wheelchair individuals on her social media account.

@AvaniLekhara International Ace @ShootingPara demonstrates few workouts @ house for Wheelchair Persons #IndiaFightsCoronavirus @narendramodi @Paralympics @asianparalympic @Jaiprakashnauti @KirenRijiju @RijijuOffice @CEO_Cairn @CairnOilandGas @HeroMotoCorp @DeepaAthlete @swamiiii pic.twitter.com/K8eLCEixkD

— Paralympic India 🇮🇳 (@ParalympicIndia) April 6, 2020

• In the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she scored 249.6 factors within the ultimate spherical and set a Paralympic and world report. In a dialog with Hindustan Times, she mentioned,
  

  I can’t describe this sense, I’m feeling like I’m on high of the world. It’s unexplainable. I’m so blissful I might be the one to contribute to it. Hopefully, there’s numerous medals extra to come back. I’m so blissful I might be the one to contribute to it. Hopefully, there’s numerous medals extra to come back.”

🇮🇳 National Anthem at Tokyo🇮🇳

Avani Lekhara clinches India’s first gold within the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics by successful the ladies’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 occasion.Avani turns into the one #IND  girl to win a Gold 🥇 in Olympics/Paralympics #AvaniLekhara pic.twitter.com/ZGTZOzGCcb

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 30, 2021

• In 2021, after successful a gold medal at Paralympics in 2020 Tokyo, she turned the primary Indian girls Para shooter to win this medal.

• On 30 August 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Avani Lekhara on Twitter after successful a gold medal for India within the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
  

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulating Tweet to Avani Lekhara

• Avani Lekhara is a pet lover. She typically posts footage of her pet canine on her social media account.
  

  Avani Lekhara along with her pet canine

• Avani along with her private coach Suma Shirur.
  

  A Tweet of Avani Lekhara’s coach Suma Shirur

• In 2021, she devoted her medal to the entire nation that she clinched on the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. While speaking to the India Today’s correspondent after successful the gold medal, she mentioned,
  

  This medal isn’t mine, it’s for the whole nation. I wish to dedicate this medal to the whole nation.”

• Avani received a gold medal within the girls’s R2 10-metre Air Rifle Standing SH1 class on the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, on 23 October 2023. She set a brand new report with a rating of 249.6 factors on the occasion.
  

  23 October 2023: Avani Lekhara after successful gold on the Asian Para Games