Shooter Avani Lekhara has created sporting history after becoming the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics gold medal, APA reports citing BBC News.
The 19-year-old won with an impressive score of 149.6 in the final event of women's 10m air rifle standing at Tokyo on Monday.
With this, Lekhara has set a new Paralympic record and has also equalled the world record.
Many in India have taken to Twitter to praise her historic achievement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called her victory a "truly special moment for Indian sports".
Currently ranked fifth in the women's 10m air rifle standing, Tokyo is Lekhara's maiden appearance at the Paralympic Games.
China's Zhang Cuiping won silver with a score of 248.9 annd Ukraine's Iryna Schetnik atood third on the podium.
But this is not all - Lekhara has a chance to win more medals as she will be competing in three other events.
A law student in the northern state of Rajasthan, she was paralysed below her waist in 2012 after a major car accident. She was 11 at that time.
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