Who is tejaswini sawant

Compared to other rifle women shooters, Sawant has been proficient for years now. Shooting being a mental sport, it's not often we see shooters performing consistently for years. It took Tejaswini a decade and a half to reach her dream of Olympic games. Interestingly, she has inspired many young Indians to take up shooting, including another Tokyo-bound shooter Rahi Sarnobat. Tejaswini Sawant's appearance at her maiden Olympic Games in Tokyo is the perfect example of perseverance and hard work.

This is an important message for all Indians that age is not a barrier to have dreams. With years of experience and her hunger for the Olympic medal, Sawant can achieve the podium finish if she reaches her peak performance on match day.

Home Shooting. At the 14th Asian Championships, Tejaswani earned Tokyo quota by finishing fifth in the qualifications with a score of This will be her maiden Olympics appearance. She shot She is, though, still curious to see what she has missed out on all these years. I've always got the impression that it's this massive burden. I want to know why that's the case. Just how big it is. In terms of numbers, there is a lot more competition at the World Championships.

I thought the pressure at the CWG was the most I've faced, but clearly the Olympics must take that pressure to another level," she says. Sawant admits she has been lucky that she was able to pursue her career as long as she had -- a luxury not many women of her generation could enjoy. Many of them who started a few years after I did tell me they face a lot of pressure to get married and they feel they have no choice but to quit the sport," she says. But Sawant's husband, Sameer, encouraged her to pursue her career.

My husband is sometimes even more invested in my sport than me," she laughs. She believes it's that calm, and her experience, that still gives her an edge. I think it is a little easier for me because I've gone through nearly every possible scenario in real life.

If I find myself confronting physical pressure, I immediately know how to manage it. If something isn't working, I know immediately how to find an alternative. The ability of making decisions quickly is something that comes with experience," she says. For many shooters, Sawant is a bit of a role model. Sawant, however, doesn't shoot because there are expectations from her or because she's an inspiration. In , she made her debut at the national shooting championships.

In , Tejaswini won the gold medal at the South Asian sports federation games held in Islamabad, in a 10m air rifle event. She then won 16 national medals, including 5 gold medals, 6 silver, and 5 bronze medals at the national shooting championships between and Later that year, she participated in the world cup final and finished at 7th position in 50m air rifle 3 positions.