Avani Lekhara excels in which one of the following sports ?
- A.Table Tennis
- B.Cycling
- C.Shooting
- D.Boxing
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Shooting. Avani Lekhara is an Indian para-shooter from Jaipur, Rajasthan, who competes in rifle events in the SH1 class. A car accident in 2012 left her with a spinal cord injury, and she took up shooting a few years later. At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics she won gold in the women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 event, becoming the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal, and she added a bronze in the 50 m rifle three positions SH1. She is also the first Indian woman to win two medals at a single Paralympic Games. She won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour, in 2021 and the Padma Shri in 2022. Option A is wrong because India's well-known para table tennis player is Bhavina Patel, silver medallist at Tokyo 2020. Option B is wrong because Avani has no link with cycling. Option D is wrong because boxing is not her sport either; Indian women's boxing is led by names such as Mary Kom and Nikhat Zareen. Exam tip: Avani Lekhara (shooting) was India's first woman Paralympic gold medallist, at Tokyo 2020.
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