Rajasthan’s daughters won gold and bronze medals for India: Avni won gold, Mona won bronze; Lekhara is the first Indian woman to win 3 medals in Paralympics

Today, the daughters of Rajasthan created history in the Paris Paralympics. Jaipur’s Avni Lekhara and Mona Agarwal won two medals for India in the same shooting competition. Avni Lekhara won the gold medal, while Mona Agarwal won the bronze medal for India. This is Avni Lekhara’s second gold medal in the Paralympics. Earlier, she has also won gold and bronze medals in the Tokyo Paralympics. With this, she has become the first Indian player to win three medals in the Paralympics. In the final round of R-2 Women’s 10M Air Rifle SH-1, Avni finished first and Mona third. Avni, who aimed for gold, also broke her own Paralympic record. In the Tokyo Paralympics, she had set a Paralympic record by scoring 249.6 points. This time she set a new record by scoring 249.7 points. Korea’s Yunri Lee got silver, her score was 246.8. Mona Agarwal won the medal by scoring 228.7. India got bronze medal in the women’s 100m T-35 category race, Mona Agarwal had reached the top at one time
In the qualification round, Avni Lekhara was second and Mona Agarwal was at fifth position. There were 2 rounds of shooting left in the final, then Mona was at the top with a score of 208.1. Avni was second and the Korean shooter was at third position. In the second last round, the Korean shooter secured the first position and Avni reached second. While Mona was out of the race for the gold medal by being at third position. In the last round, Avni made a Paralympic record and won the gold. While the Korean shooter remained at second position. Mona started shooting only from December 2021
Mona Agarwal (37) won the gold medal in the fourth international tournament of her career, WSPS Para Shooting World Cup, on March 9 this year. She had secured the quota for the 2024 Paris Paralympics by winning gold in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle SH-1 category. At the same time, Avni Lekhara won the bronze medal in this category. Earlier, Mona has played at the state level in shot put and weight lifting. Started shooting in December 2021. Mona was afflicted with polio a few months after her birth. Mona has two children. There was a flood of congratulations… Abhinav Bindra, who won India’s first Olympic gold medal in shooting, congratulated Avni and Mona and said that you have not only won the medal but also won everyone’s heart. Photos related to the match of Avni Lekhara and Mona Agarwal…