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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which female Paralympic has won the honour of ‘Best Female Debut’ at the 2021 Paralympic Sport Awards?
A
Deepa Malik
B
Palak Kohli
C
Avani Lekhara
D
Bhavina Patel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian shooter Avani Lekhara on Thursday won the “Best Female Debut” honour at the 2021 Paralympic Awards for her record-breaking gold medal at the Tokyo Games.

Detailed explanation-2: -Avani Lekhara wins Best Female Debut 2021 Paralympic Sports Awards - Paralympic India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Avani Lekhara became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. She went on to clinch a bronze at a later event thus becoming the first Indian woman to win multiple Paralympic medals. Lekhara lost her legs in an accident when she was 11 years old.

Detailed explanation-4: -Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics. She won the silver medal in the shot put in 2016 Paralympic Games. She was previously honored with the Arjuna award in 2012, at the age of 42 years. She has also been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2017.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian managed an effort of 10.08 metres. Joginder Singh Bedi won his second Paralympic medal at Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 in the men’s javelin throw L6 event.

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