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{{short description|Indian sports shooter (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Pranjali Dhumal
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|2000}}
| birth_place = India
| country = {{IND}}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's [[shooting sports|shooting]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Deaflympics]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2025 Summer Deaflympics|2025 Tokyo]]|[[Shooting at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics|25 m pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Tokyo|Mixed 10m air pistol}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Tokyo|10m air pistol}}
}}

'''Pranjali Prashant Dhumal''' (born 2000) is an Indian deaf sports shooter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pranjali Dhumal |url=https://www.deaflympics.com/athletes/pranjali-dhumal |access-date=2025-11-29 |website=Deaflympics |archive-date=13 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251113074148/https://www.deaflympics.com/athletes/pranjali-dhumal |url-status=live }}</ref> She made her Deaflympic debut in 2022, representing [[India at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics]].

== Career ==
In May 2022, Dhumal competed at the delayed [[2021 Summer Deaflympics]], where she competed in the women's and mixed 10 m air pistol events, finishing in fourth place in the former.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |title=Deaflympics 2021: Vedika Sharma wins bronze in women's 10m air pistol for India's fourth medal |url=https://scroll.in/field/1023352/deaflympics-2021-vedika-sharma-wins-bronze-in-women-s-10m-air-pistol-for-indias-fourth-medal |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=Scroll.in |date=6 May 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=17 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517070152/https://scroll.in/field/1023352/deaflympics-2021-vedika-sharma-wins-bronze-in-women-s-10m-air-pistol-for-indias-fourth-medal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI|date=6 May 2022 |title=Vedika Sharma wins bronze in women's 10m air pistol at Deaflympics {{!}} More sports News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/vedika-sharma-wins-bronze-in-womens-10m-air-pistol-at-deaflympics/articleshow/91379067.cms |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2024, Dhumal competed in the World Deaf Shooting Championship and finished in fourth place in the women's 10m air pistol event and posted a score of 568 during qualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/para-sports/anuya-prasad-wins-gold-world-deaf-championships-49426|title=World Deaf C'ships: Anuya Prasad wins gold as Indian shooters shine on opening day|publisher=The Bridge|date=1 September 2024|access-date=29 November 2025|archive-date=11 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251011193743/https://thebridge.in/para-sports/anuya-prasad-wins-gold-world-deaf-championships-49426|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/anuya-prasad-wins-air-pistol-gold-in-world-deaf-championship/article68593707.ece|title=Anuya Prasad wins air pistol gold in World Deaf Championship|publisher=The Hindu|date=2 September 2024}}</ref> She also competed in the 25 m pistol, where she posted a score of 571 during qualification and won the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2024/Sep/04/pranjali-dhumal-wins-bronze-in-25m-pistol-at-world-deaf-shooting-championship|title=Pranjali Dhumal wins bronze in 25m pistol at World Deaf Shooting Championship|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=4 September 2024|access-date=29 November 2025|archive-date=2 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260102195253/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2024/Sep/04/pranjali-dhumal-wins-bronze-in-25m-pistol-at-world-deaf-shooting-championship|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/pranjali-dhumal-takes-bronze-in-sports-pistol-after-world-record/article68605236.ece|title=Pranjali Dhumal takes bronze in sports pistol after world record|publisher=The Hindu|date=4 September 2024}}</ref>

Dhumal competed at the [[2025 Summer Deaflympics]] and clinched a silver medal in the women's 10m air pistol shooting event, registering a score of 236.8 points in the final, finishing behind fellow compatriot [[Anuya Prasad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/deaflympics-indians-scores-results-air-pistol-gold-silver-medals-anuya-pranjali/article70290396.ece |title=Deaflympics 2025: Anuya, Pranjali seal gold and silver in 10m Air Pistol |date=2025-11-21 |website=Deaflympics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Telangana News|date=17 November 2025 |title=Anuya Prasad wins gold, Pranjali silver as India shine in Deaflympics shooting |url=https://telanganatoday.com/anuya-prasad-wins-gold-pranjali-silver-as-india-shine-in-deaflympics-shooting |access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref> She then competed with [[Abhinav Deshwal]] in the mixed air pistol event, where they won the gold medal, as well as the 25 m pistol event, in which she won the gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deaflympics: Abhinav, Pranjali win air pistol mixed team gold|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3702780-deaflympics-abhinav-pranjali-win-air-pistol-mixed-team-gold?amp |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Devdiscourse |date=19 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2025/sports/shooter-pranjali-wins-25m-pistol-gold-in-deaflympics.html|title=Shooter Pranjali wins 25m pistol gold in Deaflympics|publisher=Daily Pioneer|date=25 November 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.deaflympics.com/athletes/pranjali-dhumal Pranjani Dhumal] at [[Deaflympics]]

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[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian female sport shooters]]
[[Category:Deaf sport shooters]]
[[Category:ISSF pistol shooters]]
[[Category:Indian deaf people]]
[[Category:Deaflympic shooters for India]]
[[Category:Deaflympic gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Deaflympic silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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