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Medal rush for India at Paralympics: Two golds, two silvers a bronze
Shooting: Rajasthans Avani Lekhara (in pic) ed history by becoming the first Indian woman to win gold at the Paralympics after winning the womens 10 m air rifle standing SH1 event with a score that equalled the world record. Appearing in her maiden Paralympics, shes just the fourth Indian to win a Paralympics gold following Murlikant Petkar (swimming), Devendra Jhajharia (javelin throw) and Mariyappan Thangavelu (high jump).Lekhara also is the first Indian to win a medal in shooting at the Paralympics and only the third Indian woman to medal at the Paralympics after Deepa Malik (shot put, 2016) and Bhavinaben Patel (table tennis, 2021), who both won silver.At 19, shes also the youngest Indian ever to medal at the Paralympics. The previous youngest was Thangavelu, who was 21 when he won gold at the Rio Paralympics.A major car accident in 2012 injured her spinal cord, making her dependent on a wheelchair. Three years on, encouraged by her father, she decided to try out her hand in professional shooting and archery, eventually settling in on the former as her primary sport. Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in the mens 10 m air rifle standing SH1 event final. Deepak Saini finished 20th in qualification.
Athletics: Later in the day, Haryanas Sumit Antil (above)secured Indias second gold and first in athletics in Tokyo, smashing the world record thrice in the final of the F64 javelin throw event. In fact, the World No. 1, who lost his left leg below the knee after he was involved in a motorbike accident in 2015, bettered the previous world record of 62.88 m (also set by him), five times on the day; 68.55 m in his fifth attempt was the best. Sandeep Chaudhary finished fourth.Also, Rajasthans Devendra Jhajharia became just the second Indian to win three medals at the Paralympics — following his golds at London 2012 and Rio 2016 — after winning silver in the mens F46 javelin throw event. State mate Sundar Singh Gurjar won bronze in the same event, while Ajeet Singh finished eighth.New Delhis Yogesh Kathuniya won silver in the mens discus throw F56 event with a throw of 44.38 m.Note: Vinod Kumar lost his bronze in the mens discus throw final F52 on Sunday after the Tokyo Paralympics Technical Delegates stated that he was not eligible for the category.
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