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A Girl Who became a symbol of Strength even in the face of Adversity

This is a story of Avani Lekhara- A girl who was paralyzed from the waist down and managed to change the course of history in sports.



Avani Lekhara is a Jaipur born Paralympian and rifle shooter. At the tender age of just 11 years old she met with a car accident and was rendered completely paraplegia. She lost all motor ability from the waist down. But still she did not lose hope and when her father encouraged her to try out sports, she gave it her best shot. He further encouraged her to train in archery and then she started learning to shooting in 2015 inspired by former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra and since then she made her mark in the field by winning multiple national and international titles.