Deaflympics and India
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2025
India had a historic performance at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics held in Tokyo, finishing 6th on the medal tally with a record-breaking total of 20 medals. The medal haul included 9 gold, 7 silver, and 4 bronze medals, surpassing India's previous best of 16 medals in 2021 when the country finished 9th.reddit+1
Key Medal Winners from India at Deaflympics 2025
Gold Medalists:
Dhanush Srikanth – Men’s 10m Air Rifle (also set a new world record with a score of 252.2)
Dush Srith / It Sand – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Team, Shooting
Anuya Prasad – Women’s 10m Air Pistol, Shooting
Abhinav Deshwal – Men’s 25m Pistol, Shooting
Abav Deswal / Anjalihumal – Mixed 10m Air Pistol, Shooting
Diksha Dagar – Women’s Individual, Golf
Mahit Sandhu – Women’s 50m 3 (shooting category)
Pranjali Dhumal – Women’s 25m Pistol, Shooting
Sumit Dahiya – Men’s 97kg Wrestling
Silver Medalists:
Mohammad Vania – Men’s 10m Air Rifle, Shooting
Mahit Sandhu – Women’s 10m Air Rifle, Shooting
Abhinav Deshwal – Men’s 10m Air Pistol, Shooting
Pranjali Dhumal – Women’s 10m Air Pistol, Shooting
Mahit Sandhu – Women’s 50m Rifle Prone, Shooting
Shourya Saini – Men’s 50m Rifle Prone, Shooting
Amit Krishan – Men’s 86kg Wrestling
Bronze Medalists:
Komal Waghmare – Women’s 10m Air Rifle, Shooting
Kushagra Singh Rajawat – Men’s 50m Rifle Prone, Shooting
Mohammad Vania / Komal Waghmare – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Team, Shooting
Loma Swain – Kumite 50kg, Karate
India's dominant performance was especially notable in shooting, where multiple athletes secured podium finishes including a historic world record by Dhanush Srikanth.news18+2
