Gayatri Pawaskar

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Gayatri Pawaskar (born 4 September 1999){{cite web|url=http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/gaytri.html|title=Athletes - OGQ|publisher=|accessdate=16 February 2016|archive-date=24 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224105349/http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/gaytri.html|url-status=dead}} is the youngest rifle shooter in the list of top 30 in India. Pawaskar he received a gold medal for the Women's Youth Team 10-metre air rifle at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship.

She hails from Dadar, Mumbai.

Awards and recognition

  • 2015 : Gold medal for 10-metre air rifle women's Youth Team at 13th Asian shooting championship with Prachi Gadkari and Aashi Rastogi.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/India-open-with-five-medals-in-Asian-Shooting-Championship/articleshow/49648630.cms | title=India open with five medals in Asian Shooting Championship | date=3 November 2015 | newspaper=The Times of India | agency=PTI | accessdate=2 November 2019 }}http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/india-open-with-five-medals-in-asian-shooting-cship_1817926.html http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rajput-is-champion-of-champions/article6725549.ece
  • 2015 : Silver medal in the Air Rifle Peep Sight Girl's U-19, 2015 {{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/gayatri-pawaskar-shoots-silver-despite-rifle-problem/16572183|title=Gayatri Pawaskar shoots silver despite rifle problem|date=30 September 2015|work=mid-day|accessdate=16 February 2016}}
  • 2015 : Bronze medal in the 8th Youth Asian Airgun Championship {{cite web|url=http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-south-central/news/dadar-girl-shoots-bronze-asian-airgun-championship-delhi-71725|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207014905/http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-south-central/news/dadar-girl-shoots-bronze-asian-airgun-championship-delhi-71725|url-status=unfit|archive-date=7 February 2019|title=Dadar girl shoots bronze at Asian Airgun Championship in Delhi|author=Kunal Chonkar|publisher=|accessdate=16 February 2016}}
  • 2014 : 5th rank in 7th Youth Asian championship in air rifle, Kuwait {{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/Prashant-earns-quota-place-for-Youth-Olympic-Games/articleshow/31854906.cms|title=Prashant earns quota place for Youth Olympic Games | More sports News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=11 March 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://coverindialive.in/indian-squad-announced-for-7th-asian-air-gun-championship/ |title=Indian Squad announced for 7th Asian Air Gun Championship |author=Abhishek Shukla |accessdate=16 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210140711/http://coverindialive.in/indian-squad-announced-for-7th-asian-air-gun-championship/ |archivedate=10 February 2016 }}
  • 2013 : 9th rank in 10M rifle youth women (ISSF) national championship (Team India) {{Cite web| title=Result of finalists - 50m rifle 3 position men (ISSF) national championship (ind. team) | url=http://www.thenrai.in/PDF/185aecae-a54b-48b5-b258-5032c25bac7b.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306082807/http://www.thenrai.in/PDF/185aecae-a54b-48b5-b258-5032c25bac7b.pdf | archive-date=2018-03-06}}

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