Majhi Sawaiyan
{{short description|Indian archer}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's recurve archery}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
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Majhi Sawaiyan (born 23 December 1981) is an athlete from India. He competes in archery.{{cite news|url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20040809/athens.html|title=Ready, Aim, Aspire...|date=9 August 2004|publisher=India Today|accessdate=6 February 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206010007/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20040809/athens.html|archive-date=6 December 2012|url-status=dead}}
Sawaiyan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/majhi-sawaiyan-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085328/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/majhi-sawaiyan-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Majhi Sawaiyan|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=6 February 2010}} Despite being ranked as number 22, he was defeated by Vic Wunderle (ranked 43rd) in the first round of elimination, placing 59th overall. Wunderle is a bronze medallist of the 2000 Olympics.
Later during the Athens games, Sawaiyan was a member of the 11th-place Indian men's archery team.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121003153806/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Indian-archers-geared-up-for-all-contingencies/342918/ Indian archers geared up for all contingencies]
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Category:Olympic archers for India
Category:Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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