Asian Para Games: Jaipur's Avani Lekhara wins gold medal with record score

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Gulabi Nagar's star shooter Avni Lekhara has once again brought glory to the country. He has now targeted a gold medal in the Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou. India won a total of 17 medals including six gold on the first day here on Sunday.

Avani Lekhara, the country's first shooter to win gold in the Tokyo Paralympics, also won the gold medal with a record in the Asian Games. Avani captured gold in the Women's R2 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 category with a Games record score of 249.6 points. 

On Sunday, India won six gold, six silver and five bronze medals. In the medal table, host China (31 gold, 29 silver, 23 bronze) is first, Iran (9 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze) is second and Uzbekistan (6 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze) is fourth. India is at fourth position with 19 medals.

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