Paris Paralympics: Avani advances to Women's 50m Rifle 3P SH1 final (Image Source: IANS)
Paris Paralympics: India's Avani Lekhara progressed into the final of Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 after finishing seventh in the qualification round here at the Chateauroux shooting range.
Competing in the 16-woman qualification round, Lekhara held her nerve through the three challenging rounds-- kneeling, prone, and standing -- to achieve a total score of 1159, including 59 inner tens. Her average score was 9.658.
Avani had previously won bronze in the same event in Tokyo Paralympics.