Training at Balewadi helped deliver my best in Munich,says Tejaswini

When the shooting range at the complex was upscaled to world class standard for the Commonwealth Youth Games,Sawant began her practice here. She was appointed Deputy Director of Sports and Youth Affairs but according to her,it was her time spent away from the office that paid off. “I was given the job but was never in office. I spent all my time at the range and no one ever bothered me about it. The familial relations that I have developed here helped during my training,” she said.

Sawant said the Balewadi shooting range is of world standard and that training there was the difference between winning and losing. “There was a 50-meter range in Kolhapur but it was not good and that’s why the shift to Balewadi proved crucial. Factors like weather condition,wind,exact design of the course matched the one in Munich and helped me give my best.”