Pranjali Dhumal Bags Bronze for India at World Deaf Shooting Championship
India’s Deaf Shooting Team Shines at World Championship, Pranjali Dhumal Bags Bronze
India’s deaf shooting team has made a remarkable start at the 2nd World Deaf Shooting Championship 2024 in Hanover, Germany, with Pranjali Dhumal clinching a bronze medal in the Women’s 25m Pistol event.
Dhumal’s impressive performance saw her qualify for the finals with a deaf world record and deaf world championship record of 571. In the finals, she displayed nerves of steel, hitting three out of five shots in the eighth series to edge out Lana Skeledzija by a single point and secure the bronze medal. She finished with a score of 29, behind the Ukrainian pair of Sofiia Olenych and Halyna Mosina, who secured gold and silver respectively.
Anuya Prasad also put in a strong performance, finishing fifth in the finals with a score of 21 after qualifying with a score of 558. Vedika Sharma, the third Indian shooter, ended the qualification with a score of 473.
The Indian team’s success continued in the men’s 10m Air Pistol event, where Abhinav Deshwal won silver and Shubham Vashist won bronze. The duo also teamed up with Chetan Sakpal to clinch the team silver medal.
The 16-member Indian Deaf Shooting team has made a bright start to the championship, which runs until September 7, 2024. Indian shooters will compete in the Air Rifle and Air Pistol disciplines. The squad includes top shooters like Dhanush Srikanth and is accompanied by an interpreter and coaches Preeti Sharma (Pistol) and Sanjeev Rajput (Rifle).