Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna is an Indian para shooter from Andhra Pradesh. He competes in men's R4 10m air rifle standing SH2, mixed 10m air rifle std SH2, R5 and mixed 10m prn SH2. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. [1] [2] [3] He became the second Indian shooter to qualify for the Paralympics. [4] [5]
Ramakrishna earned a quota for the Paris Paralympics after securing a gold medal in mixed 10m air rifle SH2 at the Chateauroux Para Shooting World Cup in June 2022. [6] [7] [8] Earlier, he represented India at the Sydney 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, at Sydney, Australia in October 2019. [9]
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