Abhinav Deshwal
Indian sports shooter (born 2007)
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Abhinav Deshwal (born 2007) is an Indian deaf sports shooter.[1] He made his Deaflympic debut at the age of 15 representing India at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics (held in May 2022). He hails from Roorkee, Uttarakhand.[2]
Born2007 (age 18–19)
Country
India
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Career
He competed at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics and clinched a gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol shooting event.[2][3] He was initially tied with Ukraine's Oleksii Lazebnyk at 234.2 points apiece at the end of 24-shot final, before securing a gold medal in a shoot-off where he shot 10.3 in contrast to Lazebnyk's 9.7 mark.[2][4] It was also India's second gold medal in shooting during the 2021 Summer Deaflympics.[citation needed]
