Who was named 'Para-sportswoman of the year 2024' at the BBC Indian…

Concept: The BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year awards, presented annually at a ceremony in India, honour Indian women athletes across several distinct categories -- including a dedicated "Para-sportswoman of the Year" category for an Indian woman para-athlete's achievement in a Paralympic/para-sport discipline, kept separate from the main "Sportswoman of the Year" category and from an "Emerging Athlete of the Year" category.

Application: At the ceremony held in Delhi in February 2025 (recognising 2024 achievements), Paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara -- who has won an individual gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle standing event at both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games -- was named the "Para-sportswoman of the Year 2024."

Cross-check -- why not the other names:

• Manu Bhaker (shooter): won two bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics (an individual medal in the 10m air pistol, and a mixed-team medal in the 10m air pistol with Sarabjot Singh) and was honoured at the same ceremony in the main "Sportswoman of the Year" category, not the para category.

• Smriti Mandhana (cricketer): a senior India women's cricket team batter; she was not a recipient of any award at this BBC ceremony.

• Sheetal Devi (archer): won a bronze medal in archery at the Paris 2024 Paralympics and was honoured at the same ceremony, but in the separate "Emerging Athlete of the Year" category, not the para-sportswoman category.

Result: the BBC "Para-sportswoman of the Year 2024" award went to Avani Lekhara.