Tejaswini Sawant

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Tejaswini Sawant
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Ms. Tejaswini Ravindra Sawant for Shooting, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011.jpg
Sawant, right, receiving the 2011 Arjuna Award in New Delhi
Personal information
Birth nameTejaswini Sawant
NationalityIndian
Born (1980-09-12) 12 September 1980 (age 43)
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Sport
Country India
SportShooting
Event(s)Air rifle
TeamIndian Team

Tejaswini Sawant (born 12 September 1980) is an Indian shooter from the Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur. Her father Ravindra Sawant was an officer in the Indian Navy.[1]

Biography[edit]

Tejaswini born to father Ravindra and mother Sunita in Kolhapur. She has two younger sisters Anuradha Pitre and Vijaymala Gavali. Her father died in February 2010. She started her practice under the coaching of Jaisingh Kusale in Kolhapur. She is training under her personal coach Kuheli Gangulee.[2] Tejaswini was also appointed as officer on special duty (OSD) in the sports department.[3] Tejaswini received the Arjuna award on 29 August 2011. Tejasvini Savant got married on 11 Feb 2016 with Well known Social Figure and Builder by profession Sameer Darekar of Pune.[4]

Career[edit]

She earned her Tokyo berth after finishing fifth in the qualifications with a score of 1171 in the final of Asian Championship.[5] In 2010 in Munich, Sawant became the world champion in the 50m rifle prone event.[5]

Sawant represented India at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games in 2004 in Islamabad where she helped India win gold medal.[citation needed]

2006 Commonwealth Games[edit]

She was selected to represent India at the 2006 Commonwealth Games ahead of Asian Games gold medallist Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat and world record holder Suma Shirur. In 2006, she won gold medals in Women's 10 m Air Rifle singles and Women's 10 m Air Rifle Pairs (with Avneet Kaur Sidhu) events at the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne.

ISSF World Cup and ISSF World Championships[edit]

Sawant won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions at the 2009 ISSF World Cup in Munich. On 8 August 2010 she became the World Champion in the 50m Rifle Prone event in Munich, Germany. She was the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the World Championships with a world-record equalling score in the 50 m Rifle Prone event.[1]

2010 Commonwealth Games[edit]

In the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Sawant won silver in Women's 50 rifle prone singles and bronze in Women's 50 m rifle prone pairs (along with Meena Kumari).[6] She also won silver in Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions event (along with Lajjakumari Goswami) in this competition.

2018 Commonwealth Games[edit]

On 12 April 2018, Tejaswini won Silver at Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals with a cumulative score of 618.9.[4][7]

On 13 April 2018, Tejaswini won gold at the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Position Finals. She set a Games Record (GR) with total points of 457.9.[8]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cyriac, Biju Babu (9 August 2010). "Sawant shoots historic gold at World Championships". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  2. Jadhav, Radheshyam (10 January 2010). "Hard work and determination powered Tejaswini Sawant". Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. [1]DNA9 August 2010.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "CWG 2018: After missing out last time, Tejaswini Sawant adds another gold to her CV". The Indian Express. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Tejaswini Sawant wins Tokyo Olympic quota at Asian Shooting Championships". India Today. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. Masand, Ajai (11 October 2010). "Shooters forced to settle for bronze". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  7. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Tejaswini Sawant clinches silver medal in women's 50m rifle prone event - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. "Indian shooter wins championship". BBC News. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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