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Know Avani Lekhara: An Indian woman, a Paralympic Gold Medallist

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24 shots, that was all it took to make or break your dreams on a global platform. 24 shots, that was what it took for Indian Paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara to defend her Gold medal from Tokyo 2020 at the Paralympics, 2024, in Paris this week.

Her face shone with triumph as she watched the Indian tri-colour rise above, the national anthem played alongside, dedicated to her victorious country. Lekhara fulfilled the fervent hopes of 1.4 billion people who consoled themselves with silver and bronze in the Olympics this year.

Achievements of Women in Paralympics 2020

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The Paralympic Games, governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) concluded on 5th September. Tokyo 2020 was the biggest Paralympic Games ever with a record number of athletes. In this edition, female participation was at an all-time high. In total 1,853 female athletes competed at Tokyo 2020 beating the previous record of 1,671 women that competed at Rio 2016 – this is a 10.9 per cent increase.