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{{short description|Indian sports shooter (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anuya Prasad
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|11|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], Rajasthan, India
| country = {{IND}}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's [[shooting sports|shooting]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Deaflympics]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2025 Summer Deaflympics|2025 Tokyo]]|[[Shooting at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics|10m air pistol]]}}
}}

'''Anuya Prasad''' (born 17 November 2006) is an Indian deaf sports shooter who competes in pistol events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anuya Prasad |url=https://www.deaflympics.com/athletes/anuya-prasad |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=Deaflympics}}</ref> She made her Deaflympic debut at the age of 19 representing [[India at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics]], winning a gold medal.

== Career ==
In September 2024, Prasad competed in the World Deaf Shooting Championship and won a gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/india-make-bright-start-at-world-deaf-shooting-championship20240901184544/|title=India make bright start at World Deaf Shooting Championship|publisher=ANI News|date=1 September 2024|access-date=21 November 2025|archive-date=4 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904095117/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/india-make-bright-start-at-world-deaf-shooting-championship20240901184544/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/para-sports/anuya-prasad-wins-gold-world-deaf-championships-49426|title=World Deaf C'ships: Anuya Prasad wins gold as Indian shooters shine on opening day|publisher=The Bridge|date=1 September 2024|access-date=21 November 2025|archive-date=11 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251011193743/https://thebridge.in/para-sports/anuya-prasad-wins-gold-world-deaf-championships-49426|url-status=live}}</ref> She had posted a score of 10.3 last shot to defeat Sofia Olenych by 0.1 point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/anuya-prasad-wins-gold-in-world-deaf-shooting-championship/articleshow/113007016.cms|title=Jaipur’s Anuya wins air pistol gold in World Deaf C’ship|publisher=The Times of India|date=3 September 2024|access-date=21 November 2025|archive-date=5 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005080440/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/anuya-prasad-wins-gold-in-world-deaf-shooting-championship/articleshow/113007016.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/anuya-prasad-wins-air-pistol-gold-in-world-deaf-championship/article68593707.ece|title=Anuya Prasad wins air pistol gold in World Deaf Championship|publisher=The Hindu|date=2 September 2024}}</ref> She also competed in the 25 m pistol, where she finished in fifth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2024/Sep/04/pranjali-dhumal-wins-bronze-in-25m-pistol-at-world-deaf-shooting-championship|title=Pranjali Dhumal wins bronze in 25m pistol at World Deaf Shooting Championship|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=4 September 2024|access-date=29 November 2025|archive-date=2 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260102195253/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2024/Sep/04/pranjali-dhumal-wins-bronze-in-25m-pistol-at-world-deaf-shooting-championship|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/pranjali-dhumal-takes-bronze-in-sports-pistol-after-world-record/article68605236.ece|title=Pranjali Dhumal takes bronze in sports pistol after world record|publisher=The Hindu|date=4 September 2024}}</ref>

Prasad competed at the [[2025 Summer Deaflympics]] and clinched a gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol shooting event, registering a score of 241.1 points in the final, finishing ahead of fellow compatriot [[Pranjali Dhumal]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/deaflympics-indians-scores-results-air-pistol-gold-silver-medals-anuya-pranjali/article70290396.ece |title=Deaflympics 2025: Anuya, Pranjali seal gold and silver in 10m Air Pistol |date=2025-11-21 |website=Deaflympics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Telangana News|date=17 November 2025 |title=Anuya Prasad wins gold, Pranjali silver as India shine in Deaflympics shooting |url=https://telanganatoday.com/anuya-prasad-wins-gold-pranjali-silver-as-india-shine-in-deaflympics-shooting |access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref> This occurred on her nineteenth birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/sports/a-golden-birthday-at-the-deaflympics-anuya-prasad-gifts-herself-gold-with-wr-breaking-performance-ws-l-9713716.html|title=A Golden Birthday At The Deaflympics! Anuya Prasad Gifts Herself Gold With WR-Breaking Performance|publisher=News18|date=17 November 2025|access-date=21 November 2025|archive-date=16 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251216214416/https://www.news18.com/sports/a-golden-birthday-at-the-deaflympics-anuya-prasad-gifts-herself-gold-with-wr-breaking-performance-ws-l-9713716.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She then competed with Rudar Kumar in the mixed air pistol event, where they finished in seventh place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deaflympics: Abhinav, Pranjali win air pistol mixed team gold|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3702780-deaflympics-abhinav-pranjali-win-air-pistol-mixed-team-gold?amp |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Devdiscourse |date=19 November 2025}}</ref> Prasad also competed in the 25 m pistol event, in which she finished in fourth place and was won by Dhumal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2025/sports/shooter-pranjali-wins-25m-pistol-gold-in-deaflympics.html|title=Shooter Pranjali wins 25m pistol gold in Deaflympics|publisher=Daily Pioneer|date=25 November 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[India at the Deaflympics]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.deaflympics.com/athletes/anuya-prasad Anuya Prasad] at [[Deaflympics]]

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[[Category:2006 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sport shooters from Jaipur]]
[[Category:Indian female sport shooters]]
[[Category:Deaf sport shooters]]
[[Category:ISSF pistol shooters]]
[[Category:Indian deaf people]]
[[Category:Deaflympic shooters for India]]
[[Category:Deaflympic gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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