Dhanush Srikanth

Dhanush Srikanth
Personal information
Born (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 22)
Sport
Country India
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's shooting
Deaflympics
Gold medal – first place 2021 Caxias do Sul 10m air rifle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Caxias do Sul 10m air rifle mixed
ISSF Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Suhl 10m air rifle

Dhanush Srikanth (born 21 July 2002) is an Indian deaf sports shooter.[1] He made his Deaflympic debut at the age of 19 representing India at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics (held in May 2022).[2][3] Despite his deafness, he has been competing in Indian shooting circuit and has been regarded as one of the regular faces in Indian shooting fraternity. He is currently coached by former Indian sports shooter Gagan Narang at the Guns for Glory Shooting Academy in Hyderabad.[4]

  1. ^ "Dhanush SRIKANTH". Deaflympics. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ Sportstar, Team (26 April 2022). "Sixty-five Indian athletes to participate in Deaflympics". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ Judge, Shahid (May 2022). "Explainer: India at Deaflympics – here's what you need to know about the quadrennial event". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ Judge, Shahid (5 May 2022). "Deaflympics 2021: From learning to shoot through drawings, Dhanush Srikanth charts path to gold". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 May 2022.