Mahit Sandhu
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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
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]
References
- ^ "Mahit Sandhu". Deaflympics. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "Dhanush sinks world records as India make clean sweep in men's Air Rifle at Deaf World C'ship". India Tribune. 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Indian shooters dominate World Deaf Shooting Championship, claim top two spots in mixed team event". The New Indian Express. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Dhanush-Mahit beat Vania-Joshi to win gold at World Deaf C'ships". The Bridge. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "India's Mahit Sandhu wins gold, Abhinav Deshwal grabs silver at World Deaf Shooting Championship". The New Indian Express. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Femina's Fab 65: Mahit Sandhu, Gold Medallist". Femina. 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Mahit Sandhu clinches 50m Rifle 3 Positions gold, her fourth medal at Deaflympics 2025". The Sportstar. 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Indian Shooters Shine at Deaflympics with Double Podium Finish". Devsdiscourse. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Deaflympics 2025 medal tally - Full Indian winners list". Olympics.com. 26 November 2025.