{"id":127311,"date":"2024-08-30T17:54:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/?p=127311"},"modified":"2024-08-30T17:54:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:24:53","slug":"shooter-avani-lekhara-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-win-two-paralympic-golds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/shooter-avani-lekhara-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-win-two-paralympic-golds\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win two Paralympic golds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"caps\">PARIS, AUG 30 : The incredible Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic gold medals with her victory in the women&#8217;s 10m air rifle (SH1) event here on Friday as compatriot Mona Agarwal claimed a bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winner of the Tokyo Paralympics gold three years back, Avani, 22, shot a superb 249.7 to erase her own record of 249.6 set in the Japanese capital, 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