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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Meghana Sajjanar<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|20 January 1994}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] [[Computer science and engineering|CSE]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Jain University]]<br />
| sport = [[Shooting sports|Shooting]]<br />
| event = [[ISSF 10 meter air rifle|10 m air rifle]]<br />
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[ISSF 10 meter air rifle|10 m air rifle shooting]]}} [[File: Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]]<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Shooting Championships|World Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2022 Cairo]]|[[2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Women|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2025 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2025 Cairo]]|[[2025 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Rifle|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships|2026 New Delhi]]|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships#Women|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships|2026 New Delhi]]|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships#Women|Individual]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2025 ISSF World Cup|2025 Ningbo]]|[[2025 ISSF World Cup#Rifle events|Individual]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[FISU World University Championships|World University Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[FISU World University Championships|2018 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[FISU World University Championships|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[FISU World University Championships|2018 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[FISU World University Championships|Individual]]}}<br />
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'''Meghana Sajjanar''' (born 20 January 1994) is an Indian [[sport shooter]] from Karnataka. She specialises in the [[ISSF 10 meter air rifle|10 m air rifle]] event.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation |url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/SHINDW2001199401 |access-date=2025-11-11 |website=www.issf-sports.org}}</ref> She became first women from Karnataka to make it to India's senior shooting team.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-01-26 |title=Bengaluru shooter Meghana makes Indian team |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/bengaluru-shooter-meghana-makes-indian-team/articleshow/56791746.cms |access-date=2026-04-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and career ==<br />
Sajjanar is from Bengaluru, Karnataka. Her mother was a teacher and father, an engineer. She completed her B.Tech at Jain University, Bengaluru.<ref name=":1" /> <br />
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She represented India at the Gabala World Cup Gabala in the women's 10m air rifle event and shot a score of 419.6 to enter the final where she scored 205.7 and finished fourth.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, she also took part in the Munich and New Delhi World Cup events and finished 15th and 16th respectively. In 2017, she came sixth in the Asian Championship at Wako City. She also won individual silver and team gold in World University Championship 2018. In 2019 Asian Championship at Taoyuan, she came seventh.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Before winning the bronze at Ningbo World Cup, she also took part in the Munich World Cup where she finished 25th.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-14 |title=Meghana Sajjanar wins air rifle bronze |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/meghana-sajjanar-wins-air-rifle-bronze/article70049444.ece |access-date=2025-11-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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In 2022 and 2025, she was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the air rifle team event at the Cairo World Championship.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In September 2025, she won a bronze in the women’s air rifle in the World Cup in Ningbo, China.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-14 |title=Meghana Sajjanar wins air rifle bronze |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/meghana-sajjanar-wins-air-rifle-bronze/article70049444.ece |access-date=2026-04-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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In February 2026, she won an individual bronze and a team gold in the Asian Championship held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi. She was eight months pregnant when she won the bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle category.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rai |first=Jai |date=2026-02-08 |title=Eight months pregnant, Indian shooter shines at Asian Championship |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/eight-months-pregnant-indian-shooter-shines-at-asian-championship-1.500435902 |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gurung |first=Anmol |date=2026-02-07 |title=Meghana, eight months pregnant, captures 'inspiring' medals at Asian Shooting Championship |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Feb/07/meghana-eight-months-pregnant-captures-inspiring-medals-at-asian-shooting-champ |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{ISSF |id=SHINDW2001199401}}<br />
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