Majhi Sawaiyan (born 23 December 1981) is an athlete from
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. He competes in
archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
.
Sawaiyan competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in men's individual archery.
Despite being ranked as number 22, he was defeated by
Vic Wunderle
Victor Steven "Vic" Wunderle (born March 4, 1976 in Lincoln, Illinois) is an archer from the United States.
Personal
Wunderle was raised in Mason City, Illinois and is the son of the famous archery coach Terry Wunderle. His passion for archery ...
(ranked 43rd) in the first round of elimination, placing 59th overall. Wunderle is a bronze medallist of the
2000 Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
.
Later during the Athens games, Sawaiyan was a member of the 11th-place Indian men's archery team.
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Indian archers geared up for all contingencies
1981 births
Living people
Olympic archers for India
Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Indian male archers
Place of birth missing (living people)
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