Rahi Sarnobot
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Rahi Sarnobatis a female athlete from India
who competes in the event of 25 metres pistol shooting. She who won two gold medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi
, India
.
She won the first gold in 25m pistol
event in pair with Anisa Sayyed
. She hails from Kolhapur in Maharashtra
. Rahi's inspiration is fellow Maharashtrian
& 50m rifle prone world champion Tejaswini Sawant
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
who competes in the event of 25 metres pistol shooting. She who won two gold medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
She won the first gold in 25m pistol
Pistol
When distinguished as a subset of handguns, a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel, as opposed to a revolver, wherein the chamber is separate from the barrel as a revolving cylinder. Typically, pistols have an effective range of about 100 feet.-History:The pistol...
event in pair with Anisa Sayyed
Anisa Sayyed
Anisa Sayyed is a woman shooter from India who won two gold medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games held from 3–14 October 2010 in Delhi, India....
. She hails from Kolhapur in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. Rahi's inspiration is fellow Maharashtrian
Marathi people
The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...
& 50m rifle prone world champion Tejaswini Sawant
Tejaswini Sawant
Tejaswini Sawant is an Indian shooter from the Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur belongs to a Maratha family. Her father Ravindra Sawant was an officer in the Indian Navy. She is presently supported by Olympic Gold Quest....
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