India's account opened greatly on the second day of the Paris Paralympics 2024. India has got 2 medals in one go. Star para shooter Avani Lekhara has put the gold medal in India's bag. She hit the gold medal in the 10m air rifle SH1 final event. At the same time, Mona Agarwal won the bronze medal. By winning 2 medals in the same event, India's para-athletes have made a great start in the Paris Paralympics.

Earlier, Avani Lekhara had performed brilliantly in the qualification round and got a ticket to the final. Avni finished second in the qualification round with a score of 625.8 and missed the Paralympic record. Her score was only 0.2 points less than the Paralympic record. At the same time, Mona was at number five with a score of 623.1.

Rajasthan-born Avani Lekhara is a resident of Jaipur and is a star para shooter. She holds the record of winning two medals in the same Paralympics. At the Tokyo Paralympics, she won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle and the bronze medal in the 50m rifle three-position. With this medal win in Paris, she has become the first Indian female para-athlete to win gold medals in two consecutive Paralympics.

12 years ago, Avni had a terrible car accident in which she suffered a serious spinal injury. Due to this injury, the lower part of her body became paralyzed but she did not give up. Taking inspiration from Abhinav Bindra's autobiography, she started practicing shooting and now has created a new history by winning gold medals in 2 consecutive Paralympics. Avni uses a wheelchair since suffering a serious injury to the lower part of the body in a car accident. Shooters who have impaired movement of arms, lower torso and legs or have a disorder in their hands or feet participate in the SH1 category in shooting.