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	~~{{BLP sources\|date=June 2021}}~~'''Tejaswini Sawant''' (born 12 September 1980) is an [[India]]n shooter from the [[Maharashtra\|Maharashtrian]] city of [[Kolhapur]]. Her father Ravindra Sawant was an officer in the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="toi1">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/shooting/28278530_1_tejaswini-sawant-50m-rifle-world-shooting-championship\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095657/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/shooting/28278530_1_tejaswini-sawant-50m-rifle-world-shooting-championship\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 August 2011\|title=Sawant shoots historic gold at World Championships\|last=Cyriac\|first=Biju Babu\|date=9 August 2010\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|~~accessdate~~=9 August 2010}}</ref>		'''Tejaswini Sawant''' (born 12 September 1980) is an [[India]]n shooter from the [[Maharashtra\|Maharashtrian]] city of [[Kolhapur]]. Her father Ravindra Sawant was an officer in the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="toi1">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/shooting/28278530_1_tejaswini-sawant-50m-rifle-world-shooting-championship\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095657/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/shooting/28278530_1_tejaswini-sawant-50m-rifle-world-shooting-championship\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 August 2011\|title=Sawant shoots historic gold at World Championships\|last=Cyriac\|first=Biju Babu\|date=9 August 2010\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=9 August 2010}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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{{BLP sources|date=June 2021}}'''Tejaswini Sawant''' (born 12 September 1980) is an [[India]]n shooter from the [[Maharashtra|Maharashtrian]] city of [[Kolhapur]]. Her father Ravindra Sawant was an officer in the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="toi1">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/shooting/28278530_1_tejaswini-sawant-50m-rifle-world-shooting-championship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095657/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/shooting/28278530_1_tejaswini-sawant-50m-rifle-world-shooting-championship|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Sawant shoots historic gold at World Championships|last=Cyriac|first=Biju Babu|date=9 August 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref>

==Biography==
Tejaswini born to father Ravindra and mother Sunita in Kolhapur. She has two younger sisters Anuradha Pitre and Vijaymala Gavali. Her father died in February 2010. She started her practice under the coaching of Jaisingh Kusale in [[Kolhapur]]. She is training under her personal coach Kuheli Gangulee.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/Hard-work-and-determination-powered-Tejaswini-Sawant/articleshow/6284458.cms | title=Hard work and determination powered Tejaswini Sawant | date=10 January 2010 | newspaper=[[Times of India]] | first=Radheshyam | last=Jadhav | accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref>
Tejaswini was also appointed as officer on special duty (OSD) in the sports department.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_teju-makes-kolhapurkars-proud_1420750][[DNA]]9 August 2010.</ref> Tejaswini received the Arjuna award on 29 August 2011. Tejasvini Savant got married on 11 Feb 2016 with Well known Social Figure and Builder by profession Sameer Darekar of Pune.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-after-missing-out-last-time-tejaswini-sawant-adds-another-gold-to-her-cv-5136630/|title=CWG 2018: After missing out last time, Tejaswini Sawant adds another gold to her CV|date=2018-04-14|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career==
She earned her Tokyo berth after finishing fifth in the qualifications with a score of 1171 in the final of Asian Championship.<ref name=:12>{{Cite web|date=November 9, 2019|title=Tejaswini Sawant wins Tokyo Olympic quota at Asian Shooting Championships|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/tejaswini-sawant-india-12th-olympic-quota-shooting-asian-championships-tokyo-games-1617390-2019-11-09|access-date=2021-07-26|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> In 2010 in Munich, Sawant became the world champion in the 50m rifle prone event.<ref name=:12/>

Sawant represented India at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games in 2004 in [[Islamabad]] where she helped India win gold medal.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

===2006 Commonwealth Games===
She was selected to represent India at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] ahead of [[Asian Games]] gold medallist [[Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat]] and world record holder [[Suma Shirur]]. In 2006, she won gold medals in Women's 10 m Air Rifle singles and Women's 10 m Air Rifle Pairs (with [[Avneet Kaur Sidhu]]) events at the [[Commonwealth Games]] at [[Melbourne]].

===ISSF World Cup and ISSF World Championships===
Sawant won a bronze medal in [[50 metre rifle three positions]] at the [[2009 ISSF World Cup]] in [[Munich]]. On 8 August 2010 she became the World Champion in the 50m Rifle Prone event in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]. She was the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the [[ISSF World Shooting Championships|World Championships]] with a [[world-record]] equalling score in the 50 m Rifle Prone event.<ref name="toi1"/>

===2010 Commonwealth Games===
In the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] held in Delhi, Sawant won silver in Women's 50 rifle prone singles and bronze in Women's 50 m rifle prone pairs (along with Meena Kumari).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Shooters-forced-to-settle-for-bronze/Article1-611215.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125073734/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Shooters-forced-to-settle-for-bronze/Article1-611215.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Shooters forced to settle for bronze|last=Masand|first=Ajai|date=11 October 2010|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=12 October 2010|location=New Delhi}}</ref> She also won silver in Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions event (along with Lajjakumari Goswami) in this competition.

===2018 Commonwealth Games===
On 12 April 2018, Tejaswini won Silver at Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals with a cumulative score of 618.9.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2018-tejaswini-sawant-clinches-silver-medal-in-womens-50m-rifle-prone-event-4428493.html|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: Tejaswini Sawant clinches silver medal in women's 50m rifle prone event - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-04-21}}</ref>

On 13 April 2018, Tejaswini won gold at the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Position Finals. She set a Games Record (GR) with total points of 457.9.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10910828|title=Indian shooter wins championship|date=2010-08-09|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183249/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=106070 Biography at Melbourne Commonwealth official website]

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