{"id":125199,"date":"2024-08-31T16:46:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/a-very-big-thing-to-defend-gold-gagan-narang-on-avani-lekharas-historic-show-at-paralympics-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T16:46:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:46:21","slug":"a-very-big-thing-to-defend-gold-gagan-narang-on-avani-lekharas-historic-show-at-paralympics-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/a-very-big-thing-to-defend-gold-gagan-narang-on-avani-lekharas-historic-show-at-paralympics-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A very big thing to defend gold&#8217;: Gagan Narang on Avani Lekhara&#8217;s historic show at Paralympics | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/08\/india-ban-71-1725116130.jpg?resize=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;A very big thing to defend gold&#8217;: Gagan Narang on Avani Lekhara&#8217;s historic show at Paralympics | Exclusive\" title=\"&#8216;A very big thing to defend gold&#8217;: Gagan Narang on Avani Lekhara&#8217;s historic show at Paralympics | Exclusive\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : GETTY<\/span> Avani Lekhara.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">Avani Lekhara created history for India at the Paralympics 2024 as she became the first Indian to defend a Paralympic gold. The star shooter clinched gold in the Women&#8217;s R2 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 event at the ongoing Paris Paralympics, adding to her previous gold at the Tokyo Games.  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Gagan Narang, India&#8217;s Chef de Mission at the Paris Olympics, spoke about Avani&#8217;s historic show in Paris in an exclusive interview with India TV. Gagan highlighted that the shooter was in &#8216;sublime form&#8217; in Paris. &#8220;I felt so nice that we won so many medals on a single day in Paralympics. What a performance by Avani. She was in sublime form. It is a very big thing to defend an Olympic (Paralympic) gold. She was fantastic,&#8221; Gagan said in an interaction with India TV Sports Editor Samip Rajguru.<\/p>\n<p>While Avani clinched the gold, Mona brought bronze in the same event to make it a double podium finish for India. Manish Narwal later bagged a silver in the P1 &#8211; Men&#8217;s 10m Air Pistol SH1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gagan highlighted how India is growing in the Paralympics now. &#8220;This is great for Indian Paralympic sport. I think it has given the push needed for the Paralympic sport of India. Paralympians are a higher role model than able-bodied Olympians because the zeal they have is incomparable. I get inspired daily by watching them,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"atmidvid\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PuNULvuLvaY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gagan Narang Exclusive Interview: Avani Lekhara \u0915\u0947 Gold Medal \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0913\u0932\u0902\u092a\u093f\u0915 \u092e\u0947\u0921\u0932\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u092c\u092f\u093e\u0928\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PuNULvuLvaY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Avani also gave her initial reactions after winning the second-straight gold. &#8220;It was a very close final. There was very less gap between 1, 2 and 3. I was focussing on my thought process and not the result,&#8221; Avani said after her historic win here. I&#8217;m happy that the Indian national anthem was the first national anthem that got played in the arena this time too. I have two more matches to go so I&#8217;m focusing on winning more medals for the country,&#8221; Avani said after winning the gold medal with a new Paralympic record in Paris.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/sports\/other\/a-very-big-thing-to-defend-gold-gagan-narang-on-avani-lekharas-historic-show-at-paralympics-exclusive-2024-08-31-949784\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : GETTY Avani Lekhara. 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