Para shooter Avani Lekhara is one of five athletes nominated for this year's BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award, to be ...

"I liked shooting more because it was an indoor game, I thought 'ok, let's start'. Then I started competing, started liking it more...that's how it went after that," Avani, a former world No.1 in ...

Avani made history as the first Indian woman to win three individual medals at the Paralympics, achieving this incredible feat during the 2024 Games in Chateauroux, France. On August 30 ...

At the age of 10, Avani was paralyzed waist below after a car accident. Not letting the challenges hold her back, she took up the sport of shooting in 2015 and since then, went on to win multiple ...

or in para-games, Indian women athletes have not just broken barriers at the global stage but inspired millions of young girls back home. Another another leaf in her hat, Avani Lekhara scripted ...

Avani Lekhara, 23, is the first Indian woman to win three Paralympic medals. At Paris 2024, she won gold in the 10m air rifle event, following up a gold and a bronze medal from the Tokyo Games.