Avani Lekhara Wins Gold Medal: Coach Suma Shirur Reacts to 19-Year-Old’s Performance, Says, ‘Surely More To Come'
Avani Lekhara won India' first gold at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020 and she did so with a world record-equalling score of 249.6, on Monday. She also became the first Indian woman to win gold at the Paralympic Games.
Avani Lekhara made history on Monday by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 when she won the Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event. Coach Suma Shirur took to Twitter to react to this performance:
See her tweet here:
GOLD IT IS! As a coach couldn’t have been any more proud of @AvaniLekhara and her performance today! India’s first woman to win a gold medal at Olympics or #Paralympics & with a world record. Surely more to come from her in the future too! #Praise4Para@ParalympicIndia @Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/LJMC1wambf
— Suma Shirur OLY (@SumaShirur) August 30, 2021
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