Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara of India won a silver in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 at the ongoing WSPS World Cup at Changwon, Korea.
The 21-year-old Avani registered 10.3 on the 24th shot for a total acore of 250.1, missing out on a top spot to Anna Benson of Sweden by the narrowest possible margin of 0.1 point.
Earlier in the qualification, Avani shot the thid best score of 626.5.
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The Changwon 2023 WSPS World Cup is the season opener for the WSPS season and will offer Paris 2024 Paralympic quotas.
Last year Avani had alreday won a Paralympic quota in this event at the World Cup in Chateauroux, France after winning the gold with a world record of 250.6.
In August 2021, Avani bagged a gold in Women’s 10m air rifle SH1 at the Tokyo Paralympics. She followed it up with a bronze in the women 50m rifle three positions SH1, making her the first Indian woman to win multiple medals at the Paralympics.