Tokyo: After a couple of lean days, India bagged two medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Friday with 18-year-old Praveen Kumar winning the silver in Men’s High Jump. Praveen recorded the b
est jump of 2.07 m.
Young shooting sensation Avani Lekhara took her medal tally to two by winning the bronze medal in Women’s 50 m Rifle Shooting. Earlier, the 19-year-old Avani became India’s first female Paralympic gold medallist by winning the 10 m air rifle event.
With her bronze win on Friday, Avani has become the first Indian woman to win 2 Paralympic medals.
India’s current medal tally at the Tokyo Paralympics has swelled to 12, including 2 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze.
Earlier in the day, Manoj Sarkar (MS SL3), Tarun Dhillon (MS SL4), Suhas Yathiraj (MS SL4) and shuttlers Pramod Bhagat-Palak Kohli (XD SL3-SU5) all booked their spot in semi-finals of their respective classifications.
Meanwhile, archers Harvinder Singh and Vishal Chikara have qualified for the pre-quarterfinals of the Men’s Recurve event.