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Paris Paralympics: Indian athletes are performing very well in Paris Paralympics 2024. India has won a total of five medals so far. Avni Lekhara targeted the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle SH1 final event. She has won her second consecutive gold medal in the Paralympics. Earlier, she had also targeted the gold medal in the Tokyo Paralympics. Now veteran shooter Gagan Narang (Gagan Narang ) has said a big thing on her winning gold.
Gagan Narang praised Avni Lekhara
India’s Chef de Mission at the Paris Olympics, Gagan Narang told India TV’s Sports Editor Sameep Rajguru on Avni Lekhara winning the gold medal that this is great for Indian Paralympic sports. The push that Paralympics needed from this has been received. From Deepa Malik to Devendra Jhajharia, Paralympians are better role models than able-bodied Olympians because their passion is incomparable. I am inspired every day by watching them. I felt great that we won so many medals in a single day at the Paralympics. What a great performance by Avni. She was in great form. Winning a Paralympic gold medal is a big deal.
She did a great feat of winning a gold medal in the SH1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics. She holds the record of winning two medals in a single Paralympics. At the Tokyo Paralympics, she won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle while she won the bronze medal in the 50m rifle three-position. With the medal win in Paris, she has now become the first Indian female para athlete to win a gold medal in 2 consecutive Paralympics.
The focus is on winning more medals for the country: Avni Lekhara
After winning the gold medal, Avni Lekhara said that it was a very close final. There was very little difference between 1, 2 and 3. I was focusing on my work and not on the result. I am happy that the Indian national anthem was played this time too. I have two more matches to play, so I am focusing on winning more medals for the country.
