Who is gold medalist Avani Lekhara?
Who is gold medalist Avani Lekhara?
Avani Lekhara has become the first athlete to win a gold medal for india in the paris Paralympics 2024. She created history by winning the gold medal in the women's standing 10m air rifle competition. Avani Lekhara had earlier won gold in the tokyo Olympics as well, but her historic journey has not been easy at all. Very few people know that she was paralyzed at the age of only 12, after which her life has been full of struggle.
Avani Lekhara was born on 8 november 2001 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Everything was going well but in the year 2012, an incident happened with Avni, which created turmoil in her life. She suffered a spinal cord injury during a car accident in the year 2012, due to which she was paralyzed. Even after such a big incident at a very young age, Avni did not bow down and moved forward towards success by taking encouragement from her injury.
What does SH1 category mean?
Avni Lekhara has won the gold medal in the SH1 category of shooting. SH1 category means those athletes whose hands are not able to move accurately and their lower back is not able to move properly. Or there are problems in the movement of their legs. She took inspiration from Abhinav Bindra, gold medal winner in the 2008 beijing Olympics, and chose shooting as a profession in the year 2015. Actually, it was Avni's father who encouraged his daughter to come into sports.
Talking about Avni Lekhara's education, she has obtained a law degree from the university of Rajasthan. On the other hand, she has also made junior and senior level world records in professional shooting. Avni has been awarded the padma shri and Khel Ratna awards for her historic achievements.