Paralympics 2024: Meet the athletes who brought glory to the nation

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Avani Lekhara

Avani achieved an extraordinary feat by securing her 2nd consecutive gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) at the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.

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Mona Agarwal

Shooter Mona clinched bronze in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) at the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.

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Manish Narwal

Manish added a silver to India's tally by finishing second in the men's 10m air pistol (SH1) at the Paralympics Games Paris 2024.

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Rubina Francis

Shooter Rubina Francis, who has clubfoot, continued India's medal streak by earning a bronze in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 at the Paralympics Games Paris 2024.

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Nishad Kumar

Nishad Kumar clinched his second successive silver at the showpiece in the men's high jump T47 category at the Paralympics Games Paris 2024.

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Preethi Pal

Preethi made history as the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics. She earned a bronze in the 200m T35 category with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds and also secured a bronze in the 100m T35 category.

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