By Jack Bezants for MailOnlinePublished: 11:29 EDT, 30 August 2021 | Updated: 11:42 EDT, 30 August 2021Avani Lekhara became India's first female Paralympic gold medal winner on Monday, emerging victorious in the 10m air rifle standing final. The 19-year-old won gold with a score of 249.6, setting a Paralympic record and equalling the world record to create history for her country and for the overall event itself. Lekhara edged defending champion Zhang Cuiping of China and Ukraine's Iryna Shchetnik, who took silver and bronze respectively. Avani Lekhara, 19, has become India 's first female Paralympic gold medal winnerHer victory also made her India's first ever medallist, Olympian or Paralympian, in shooting. Congratulations on winning a hard-earned and well-deserved Gold, made possible due to your industrious nature and passion towards shooting.

Source: The Nation August 30, 2021 15:33 UTC