Yashaswini Singh Deswal is an Indian sport shooter. As of 2021, she is ranked world No. 1 in 10 meter air pistol.
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1997 New Delhi, India[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 10 metre air pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tejinder Singh Dhillon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
editDeswal was born on 30 March 1997 in New Delhi. Her father Surjeet Singh Deswal is an IPS officer who works as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and mother Saroj Deswal is the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in Panchkula. As of August 2019, Deswal studies at DAV College in Chandigarh.[2]
Career
editDeswal started practicing shooting in 2012. She qualified for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, where she finished sixth in the final of the 10 metre air pistol event. At the 2016 ISSF Junior World Cup, she won silver medals in both the individual event and the team event in Suhl, Germany, and gold in the team event at Qabala, Azerbaijan. At the 2016 South Asian Games, she bagged the gold medal in the team event and bronze medal in the individual event. At the 2017 ISSF Junior World Championship, she equaled the world junior record of 235.9 and won the gold medal.[2][3]
In 2019, Deswal won the gold medal at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro to book a quota spot for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She defeated Olena Kostevych, a former Olympic and world champion, in the final round.[4]
At the 2021 ISSF World Cup in Delhi, Deswal won gold in the women's 10m air pistol event with a tally of 238.8, after topping the qualifications with 579.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Yashaswini Singh Deswal". ISSF. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b Sharma, Nitin (1 September 2019). "Panchkula shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal grabs gold, Olympic quota". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "India's Deswal equals Junior World Record, secures India's second Gold in Suhl". ISSF. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Yashaswini Deswal Shoots Down Gold, Secures 9th Olympic Quota For India". NDTV. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "ISSF World Cup: Yashaswini Deswal wins gold in women's 10m Air Pistol event, silver for Manu Bhaker". India Today. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.