Avani Lekhara finishes fifth in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 final at Paris Paralympics | Paris Paralympics News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shooter Avani Lekhara missed securing her second medal at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. Despite a valiant effort, she secured the fifth position in the final of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 event on Tuesday.
At the age of 11, Avani was involved in a car accident that left her paralysed from the waist down. Now 22, she competed against a world-class field of eight women, accumulating a total score of 420.6 across the three stages: kneeling, prone, and standing.

Although Avani briefly held the lead in the final, she slipped to sixth place by the end of the prone stage, which is not her strongest area due to positioning difficulties, PTI reported.
She performed well in the standing stage, her forte, but an unexpected score of 8.3 hindered her chances of securing a medal.
Athletes with lower-limb impairment who compete in rifle shooting events are classified as SH1. Here shooters are able to hold their gun without difficulty and shoot from a standing or sitting position (in a wheelchair or chair).

Avani advanced to the final round of the competition by placing seventh in the qualification round earlier that day. During the qualification, she achieved a cumulative score of 1159.