Majhi Sawaiyan

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Majhi Sawaiyan (born 23 December 1981) is an athlete from India. He competes in archery. [1]

Sawaiyan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. [2] Despite being ranked as number 22, he was defeated by Vic Wunderle (ranked 43rd) in the first round of elimination, placing 59th overall. Wunderle is a bronze medallist of the 2000 Olympics.

Later during the Athens games, Sawaiyan was a member of the 11th-place Indian men's archery team.

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References

  1. "Ready, Aim, Aspire..." India Today. 9 August 2004. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. "Majhi Sawaiyan". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2010.