| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1994 (age 32) Karnataka, India |
| Education | B.Tech CSE |
| Alma mater | Jain University |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | 10 m air rifle |
Meghana Sajjanar (born 20 January 1994) is an Indian sport shooter from Karnataka. She specialises in the 10 m air rifle event.[1] She became first women from Karnataka to make it to India's senior shooting team.[2]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Sajjanar is from Bengaluru, Karnataka. Her mother was a teacher and father, an engineer. She completed her B.Tech at Jain University, Bengaluru.[3]
She represented India at the Gabala World Cup Gabala in the women's 10m air rifle event and shot a score of 419.6 to enter the final where she scored 205.7 and finished fourth.[1] In 2017, she also took part in the Munich and New Delhi World Cup events and finished 15th and 16th respectively. In 2017, she came sixth in the Asian Championship at Wako City. She also won individual silver and team gold in World University Championship 2018. In 2019 Asian Championship at Taoyuan, she came seventh.[1]
Before winning the bronze at Ningbo World Cup, she also took part in the Munich World Cup where she finished 25th.[4]
In 2022 and 2025, she was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the air rifle team event at the Cairo World Championship.[1]
In September 2025, she won a bronze in the women’s air rifle in the World Cup in Ningbo, China.[5]
In February 2026, she won an individual bronze and a team gold in the Asian Championship held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi. She was eight months pregnant when she won the bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle category.[6][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bengaluru shooter Meghana makes Indian team". The Times of India. 26 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gurung, Anmol (7 February 2026). "Meghana, eight months pregnant, captures 'inspiring' medals at Asian Shooting Championship". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Meghana Sajjanar wins air rifle bronze". The Hindu. 14 September 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ "Meghana Sajjanar wins air rifle bronze". The Hindu. 14 September 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Rai, Jai (8 February 2026). "Eight months pregnant, Indian shooter shines at Asian Championship". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema. Retrieved 8 April 2026.