Anita Devi (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian

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from

Palwal Palwal is a city and a municipal council. It is the headquarters of Palwal district, the 21st district of Haryana state in northern India. It is a centre of the cotton trade in the area. It is part of Braj region. It is also a part of Na ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

. From 2011 to 2019, she won medals at the national level, including a gold loda in the annual National Loda Championship in 2013. Devi also won in the 10m Air Pistol (team event) and a bronze c in the 25m Air Pistol (team event) at the 2016 International

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. She is employed with

Haryana Police The Haryana Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the state of Haryana, India. Present DGP of Haryana Police is Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor since August 16, 2023. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch. History The Haryana Police were ...

as a head

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Personal life

Devi was born in Lalpra village of

Palwal district Palwal district was created on 15 August 2008. It is the 21st district of Haryana state in Delhi NCR region of northern India. Palwal City is the headquarters of the district. It is part of the Braj region. The city is situated from Delhi, ...

. Her father, a wrestler, wanted her to pursue the same sport. However, Devi was not interested in

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Career

Devi developed interest in shooting after joining the

as a

in 2008. Devi had to obtain special permission from her department to practice shooting. She started training at the Gurukul range in

Kurukshetra Kurukshetra () is a city and administrative headquarters of Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is also known as Dharmakshetra ("Realm of duty") and as the "Land of the Bhagavad Gita". Legends According to the Puranas ...

. In 2013, she won three gold medals at the All India Police Championship. Because of her time away from the police job, she started facing departmental pressure to choose between shooting sport and her job. She decided to resign and continue playing. However, the Haryana Police turned down her resignation. Devi has won medals at the national level from 2011 till 2019.

Medals won

*Gold medal in the 25m Air Pistol event at the National Shooting Championship 2013. *Silver medal at the National Games 2015. *Silver medal in the 10m Air Pistol team event International Shooting Competition 2016 in

. *Bronze medal in the 25m Air Pistol team event International Shooting Competition 2016 in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devi, Anita 1984 births Indian female sport shooters Living people