Avani Lakharia wins bronze in shooting

Avani managed a third-place finish in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event in Tokyo Paralympics. She became the first Indian to win two medals at a single Paralympics. Also she is only the fourth Indian after Joginder Singh Bedi, Mariyappan Thangavelu and Devendra Jhajharia to win multiple medals at the Paralympics.

Haiping her feat, Modi tweeted, ‘More glory at the Tokyo #Paralympics. Elated by the stupendous performance of @AvaniLekhara. Congratulations to her on bringing home the Bronze medal. Wishing her the very best for her future endeavours. #Praise4Para’.

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