(Shooting news) Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Live Update: On day 8 of the Tokyo Paralympics, Indian shooters Avani Lekhara, Sidhartha Babu and Deepak Saini failed to qualify in the Mixed 10m Air Rifle event where eight out of 47 participants make their way into the final. Despite trying their best, Avani finished 27th, Siddhartha Babu 40th and Deepak Saini 43rd.

19 year old Avani Lekhara had earlier won a gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle standing event in the SH 1 category and has been named as brand ambassador for the ‘Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao’ project.

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