India Paralympics Medalists Return Home, Given Grand Welcome

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Indian Paralympic athletes received a grand welcome at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on their return home from Paris, after putting up a record-breaking show at the Paris Paralympics. On Saturday morning, half of the Indian contingent made their return home after taking part in the Paris Paralympics. Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal, Pranav Soorma, Rakesh Kumar, and Manish Narwal are among others who touched down in Delhi. Fans outside the Delhi airport gathered in huge numbers and greeted the para-athletes by showering flower petals on them.

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Other athletes of the Indian contingent will return back after the conclusion of the para multi-sport event.

Star India parashooter Avani Lekhara said that it was a great journey at the Paris Paralympics.

“It has been a good journey, and we have won many good medals this time,” Avani told ANI.

Indian para shooter Mona Agarwal said that her Paralympic journey was very good.

“I am feeling very good as I am receiving so much love…My Paralympic journey was very good, as it was my first Paralympic,” Mona told ANI.

Reigning Paralympic champion, Avani Lekhara maintained her streak and struck gold in the women’s 10m air rifle final at the Paris Paralympics on Friday. She also became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in the Games’ history.

Shooter Mona Agarwal bagged the bronze medal at the same event.

Meanwhile, para-archer Rakesh Kumar gave all the credit for the victory to his coaches.

“I am feeling very good…The credit for my victory goes to my coaches…We will work hard and perform better at the next Paralympics,” Rakesh told ANI.

The Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the bronze medal in the Mixed Team Compound event with a win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy at the ongoing Paris Paralympics.

They defeated the Italian pair with a scoreline of 156-155 in the bronze medal match of the ongoing marquee event on Monday. With this win, they bagged a bronze medal for their country.

The ongoing Paris Paralympics started on August 28 and will conclude on September 8.

India’s medal tally in the ongoing Paralympics has gone up to 27, with six gold medals, nine silver medals, and 12 bronze medals. This is the most gold India has ever won at a Paralympics Games event, outdoing the total of five golds in Tokyo 2020.

Indian para-athletes in particular have made the country proud with three golds, six silvers, and six bronze medals, giving them a total of 15 medals.

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How Avani Lekhara Bounced Back From Gall Bladder Surgery To Win Paris Paralympics 2024 Gold

admin — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 02:49:47 +0000

Avani Lekhara scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win successive Paralympic gold medal after her record-shattering performance in the women’s 10m air rifle SH1 shooting competition at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Friday. The 22-year-old, who ended with the score of 249.7 in the final, broke her own Paralympic record of 249.6 to clinch the historic gold medal. However, Avani’s journey to Paris was not a simple one as she had to fight through a number of health issues including a gall bladder surgery that sidelined her for some time and even hampered his preparation.

Avani lost quite a bit of weight following the gall bladder surgery but she continued to work hard and it was her determination that allowed her to resume practice during the national camp

“Gallbladder stones had been troubling her since 2023. It also affected her training as the recurring pain around the stomach and waist would mean that she could not spend the usual hours at the shooting range. Avani wanted to give her best at the Paris Paralympics. So we decided to get the gall bladder removed in March this year. It took her some time to recover and it was a tough phase. But at the end of the tough year, she has achieved a historic feat,” Praveen told The Indian Express.

Avani’s Chandra Shekar also opened up about the challenges that Avani faced after her surgery and how she made a comeback to shooting through grit and determination.

“Avani competed in the New Delhi World Cup last year with consistent pain and it would hamper her progress too. Post the surgery this year, she was advised to rest for two months and when she restarted, weakened muscles was the main challenge. So we returned to the basics for some days making her do dry/shadow loading. Her body would shake sometimes during the shooting due to the weak neuro muscular memory post the recovery. Once her neuro muscular memory regained to full, we went for the full number of targets and she was on track before Paris,” he said.

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India Paralympics Medalists Return Home, Given Grand Welcome

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