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| Birth name | Kajal Saini | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1994 Rohtak, India | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | [50-m Rifle 3-position] | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | Indian Team | |||||||||||||||||
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Kajal Saini (born 31 August 1994) is an Indian sport shooter. [1] She is from Rohtak and represents Haryana. Her coach is Mr. Manoj Kumar who is currently the chief coach of the Indian 50m Rifle Team [2] and her current World Rank is 53.
Saini took up shooting while studying in Baba Mast Nath Senior Secondary School in Rohtak. [3]
She has three positions in 50m Rifle and World Cup- Participations three. [4]
She won two medals in 13th 2019 Asian Shooting Championships South Asian Games held in Nepal. [5] [6] In November in Doha she won Gold and Bronze in 14th Asian Shooting championship. She was NCC cadet in Government Women college. She is aspirant for Tokyo Olympic. [7] [8]
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