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| Born | 4 July 2004 Dhippanwali, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mahit Sandhu (born 4 July 2004) is an Indian deaf sports shooter who competes in rifle events.[1] She made her Deaflympic debut at the age of 21 representing India at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics, winning four medals.
Career[edit | edit source]
In September 2024, Sandhu competed in four events at the World Deaf Shooting Championship. She won the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event.[2] She won a gold medal in the 10m mixed air rifle event alongside Dhanush Srikanth.[3][4] She also competed in the 50 m prone rifle and rifle three positions, where she also won the gold medal in both of these events.[5][6]
Sandhu competed in four shooting events at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics. She had won the gold medal in the mixed 10 m air rifle and 50 m prone rifle events.[7][8] She also competed in the 10 m air rifle and 50 m rifle three positions events, in which she won the silver medal in both events.[9]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Mahit Sandhu". Deaflympics. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ā "Dhanush sinks world records as India make clean sweep in men's Air Rifle at Deaf World C'ship". India Tribune. 2 September 2024.
- ā "Indian shooters dominate World Deaf Shooting Championship, claim top two spots in mixed team event". The New Indian Express. 3 September 2024.
- ā "Dhanush-Mahit beat Vania-Joshi to win gold at World Deaf C'ships". The Bridge. 3 September 2024.
- ā "India's Mahit Sandhu wins gold, Abhinav Deshwal grabs silver at World Deaf Shooting Championship". The New Indian Express. 5 September 2024.
- ā "Femina's Fab 65: Mahit Sandhu, Gold Medallist". Femina. 4 December 2024.
- ā "Mahit Sandhu clinches 50m Rifle 3 Positions gold, her fourth medal at Deaflympics 2025". The Sportstar. 22 November 2025.
- ā "Indian Shooters Shine at Deaflympics with Double Podium Finish". Devsdiscourse. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ā "Deaflympics 2025 medal tally - Full Indian winners list". Olympics.com. 26 November 2025.