PM Modi lauds Lekhara on profitable 2nd gold at World Shooting Para Sport World Cup

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed younger paralympic champion Avani Lekhara for clinching her second gold medal on the ongoing Chateauroux 2022 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in France.

Lekhara shot 458.3 within the R8 – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 finals to take the gold forward of skilled Paralympic stars Veronica Vadovicova (456.6) of Slovakia and Sweden’s Anna Normann (441.9). Vadovicova and Normann took the silver and bronze respectively.

The 20-year-old Lekhara has already gained the R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 gold with a world report effort on Day 1 and ensured India a quota for Paris 2024 Paralympics Games.

“Proud of Avani Lekhara for winning another Gold at Chateauroux 2022. Her determination to scale new heights is remarkable,” Modi tweeted. “I congratulate her on this feat and wish her the very best for the future,” he mentioned.