Paralysed at 10, this para-shooter didn't let the tragedy hold her down. Armed with her supportive father, former India shooter Suma Shirur, and Abhinav Bindra's autobiography, she gunned and broke Paralympic records
Avani Lekhara bagged a gold in the 10 mt air rifle standing event in the SH1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics
Image: Mayur Tekchandani for Forbes India
(This story appears in the 03 December, 2021 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)