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Avani Lekhara

2001 - Today

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Avani Lekhara (born 8 November 2001) is an Indian Paralympic rifle shooter and disability rights advocate. She is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games and win multiple medals in a single edition of the Paralympics. Competing in the SH1 classification, Lekhara made history at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics by securing gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing event and bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions. She went on to break her own world record at the 2024 Paralympics, further solidifying her position as one of India’s most accomplished para-athletes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Avani Lekhara is the 8,810th most popular athlete, the 1,990th most popular biography from India and the 49th most popular Indian Athlete.

Avani Lekhara is most famous for being an Indian Paralympic rifle shooter who won a gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. She made history as the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Avani Lekhara ranks 8,810 out of 6,025. Before her are Laulauga Tausaga, Marcos Moneta, Qiu Qiyuan, Marija Ulitina, Todd Frazier, and Farzaneh Fasihi. After her are Christine Bjerendal, Stefanie Horn, Iryna Novozhylova, Fatih Erdin, Ana Camila Pirelli, and Rostyslav Pevtsov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, Avani Lekhara ranks 447. Before her are Nagi Matsumoto, Dalia Kaddari, Mathias Ross, Amuro Tsuzuki, Veronika Stepanova, and Turan Bayramov. After her are Tomáš Vlček, Destroy Lonely, Adam Idah, Noah Kenshin Browne, Matthew Hoppe, and Caspar Corbeau.

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In India

Among people born in India, Avani Lekhara ranks 1,990 out of 1,861. Before her are Divij Sharan (1986), Rajeshwari Sachdev (1974), Surbhi Chandna (1989), Malavika Avinash (1976), Pulkit Samrat (1983), and Malavika Mohanan (1993). After her are Asha Negi (1989), Deepak Punia (1999), Darsheel Safary (1997), Padmapriya Janakiraman (1980), Kainaat Arora (1986), and Shardul Thakur (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Avani Lekhara ranks 49. Before her are Devendra Jhajharia (1981), Rahi Sarnobat (1990), Vikas Gowda (1983), Manpreet Singh (1992), Sandeep Kumar (1986), and Shiva Keshavan (1981). After her are Khushbir Kaur (1993), Ashwini Akkunji (1987), Bhavina Patel (1986), Sudha Singh (1986), Tarundeep Rai (1984), and Apurvi Chandela (1993).

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