PM Modi dials Avani Lekhara, extends wishes to shooter after historic Paralympics performance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a phone call to Avani Lekhara to extend his wishes to the shooter for her historic performance at the ongoing Paralympic Games 2024. Avani defended her gold medal at the Paris Paralympics, winning the top prize in the R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event.

“Avani many congratulations to you. You are constantly performing well and keep working hard,” the Prime Minister said on the phone call to Avani. The shooter thanked the PM, saying that his advice helped her to play in pressure. 

“This is my second Paralympics. I was a bit nervous. But you said that don’t play under the pressure of expectations and I followed it accordingly,” the shooter said.

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Modi held a telephonic conversation with other medal winners at the Paris Paralympics too. He interacted with silver medal-winning shooter Manish Narwal, bronze medallists Rubina Francis and Preethi Pal.

India has sent its largest-ever athlete contingent comprising of 84 athletes for the Paris Games. The contingent is looking to register its best-ever medal haul at the Summer Games, aiming to go past its previous best of 19 medals in Tokyo.