LEKHARA Avani

Date of Birth: 8 Nov 2001

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SH1

Place of residence : JAIPUR

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	1
	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	27
	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	28
	R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1	3

Records

Record Type	Event	Score	Date	Location
PR	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final	249.6 pts	30 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	429.3
9	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	633.1
9	Mixed R10 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 - Team	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	817.3
9	R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	1130
10	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	631.7
13	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	613.3
16	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	608.3
20	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	611.6
41	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	601.4
Asian Para Games
7	R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1	2018	Jakarta, INA	386.1
10	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2018	Jakarta, INA	611.6
10	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Jakarta, INA	629.4
13	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Jakarta, INA	604.8

Listening to music, watching films and television, cooking, baking, spending time with her family. (Twitter profile, 27 Feb 2019; NewsX YouTube channel, 06 Jun 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Law - University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IND

Languages spoken:

2017 for India, World Cup in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (indianshooting.com, 09 May 2018)

She began shooting in 2015 at Jagatpura Sports Complex in Jaipur, India. (Arnav Jr. YouTube channel, 08 Mar 2017; indusind.com, 24 Feb 2017)

Her father encouraged her to get involved in a sport, and she initially tried both shooting and archery. She found she enjoyed shooting more, and was also inspired by Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra after reading his book. (thebridge.in, 26 Nov 2019; indusind.com, 01 Jan 2018, 24 Feb 2017)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (thebridge.in, 26 Nov 2019)

Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra. (thebridge.in, 26 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those cards you hold well." (Twitter profile, 27 Feb 2019)

In 2019 she was named Most Promising Paralympic Athlete by the GoSports Foundation in India. (GoSports Foundation Twitter profile, 14 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
SH1 (IPC, 02 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (indusind.com, 24 Feb 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (indusind.com, 24 Feb 2017)

Impairment Details
She sustained spinal cord injuries in a car accident in 2012. (thebridge.in, 26 Nov 2019)

General
COVID-19 IMPACT
Speaking in 2020 she said that the COVID-19 pandemic had not only affected her shooting training, but was having an impact on her essential physiotherapy routine. "As someone with a spinal cord disability, I don't have any feeling below my waist. I still need to exercise my legs every day. I used to have a physio who would come to my home daily to help me exercise and stretch my legs. Since then it's my parents who have to help me with those exercises. They do the best they can. My physiotherapist has to travel from across Jaipur [India] to come to where I stay. It's a long way for her to travel. For shooting training, as I can't do live firing at home, I am doing a lot of dry firing and wall holding which we can do without pellets and ammunition. And these will also build my core muscles." (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 24 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PR:: Paralympic Record

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