Indian para-athletes created history at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympics. On August 30, Avni Lekhara, Manish Narwal, Mona Agarwal and Preeti Pal made India proud by winning a medal Several Indian celebrities, including Kareena Kapoor, Sonali Bendre and Ayushmann Khurrana, congratulated the para-athletes for their remarkable achievements.

Congratulating them on their win, Kareena Kapoor Khan shared a post on Instagram story and wrote, “Many many congratulations (red heart and national flag emoji).” She also tagged the athletes in her post.

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Ayushmann Khurrana captioned his Instagram post, “What an amazing day for India at the Paralympics. So proud. Congratulations.”

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Actress Sonali Bendre shared a collage of Avni and Mona’s medals and wrote, “Congratulations! The medals are home again (red heart and national flag emoji).”

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Sonu Sood shared pictures of Avni and Mona on his X handle and expressed his pride. He wrote, “I am so proud of you both (fire and salute emoji). #Paralympics2024.”

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Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal won gold and bronze medals respectively in the women’s 10m air rifle standing final. Avani’s gold medal made her the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic gold medals.

The shooter then Manish Narwal won the silver medal In the men’s 10m air pistol final. Sprinter Preeti Pal added to India’s medal tally by winning a bronze medal in the women’s 100m final. Her achievement made her the first Indian sprinter to win a medal at the Paralympic Games.