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    Sakshi Padekar overcomes financial difficulties to secure 10m air rifle gold in KIUG 2025
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    Sakshi Padekar Overcomes Financial Difficulties To Secure 10m Air Rifle Gold In KIUG 2025

    By IANS News November 27, 2025 • 16:00 PM View: 362
    Khelo India University Games Rajasthan: When Sakshi Padekar first considered pursuing shooting as a sports career, even renting guns and purchasing basic ammunition posed difficulties, and her parents had to mortgage her mother’s jewellery to get started.

    The 22-year-old daughter of a security guard at a manufacturing unit in Pune, Maharashtra, has made significant progress since her roots. She secured the gold medal in the women’s 10m Air Rifle individual event with a commanding performance at the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025. Additionally, she led the Lovely Professional University team to victory.

    What makes this achievement especially remarkable is that it was Sakshi’s first major win in the 10m Air Rifle, an event she had previously concentrated on 50m Rifle competitions, which she started during her time with the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

    TAGS Sakshi Padekar When Sakshi Padekar Air Rifle Khelo India University Games Rajasthan Lovely Professional University National Cadet Corps SAI Media Gagan Narang Sports Foundation Maharashtra State Shooting Championships Junior World
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