Sonam Maskar
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| Full name | Sonam Uttam Maskar | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 10 m air rifle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sonam Uttam Maskar (born 18 September 2002) is an Indian sport shooter specialising in 10 meter air rifle. She represented India at the 2026 Asian Games held in September 2026 and won a silver medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle team event.
Career
[edit]Sonam Maskar was born on 18 September 2002.[1] She played chess during her college days in Mumbai and took up sports shooting in 2018. Her father, Uttam Maskar, sold his family property to buy her a rifle and other sporting equipment.[2]
In October 2024, she won a silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2024 ISSF World Cup final in New Delhi.[3] She represented India at the 2026 Asian Games held in September 2026. In the women's 10 meter air rifle team event, she partnered with Elavenil Valarivan and Vidarsa Vinod to win the silver medal with a combined score of 1898 points. This was India's first medal at the 2026 Asian Games for India. She scored an individual total of 634.1, the highest among the three Indians.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sonam Maskar". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Elavenil, Sonam, Vidarsa: 3 unique paths to India's 1st Asian Games 2026 medal". The Indian Express. 20 September 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "ISSF World Cup: Sonam Uttam Maskar wins Silver Medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle event". All India Radio. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ↑ "India wins first Asian Games 2026 medal with silver in 10m air rifle women's team". Sportstar. 20 September 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.