FULL NAME: Mohit Kumar Paswan
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 August 1996 (Source: Family)
PARENTS: Father (Anil Kumar Paswan), Mother (Kalpana Paswan)
ORIGINAL HOME ADDRESS: Darbhanga, Bihar, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Flat No 441, Tower 11, Royal Lagoon, Nandankanan Main Road, Raghunathpur, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: B Tech (Computer Science & Engineering) from KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. Earlier studied at Abhinav Bharti High School, Kolkata; Delhi Public School, Nalco Nagar, Angul and St Josephs High School.
PET EVENT(S): 10m rifle (ISSF)
TRAINING PLACE: Orissa Rifle Association, Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Asish Nayak
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Khordha District and Odisha State

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the Gold medal in mens 10m rifle (ISSF) event of the 13th Odisha State Shooting Championship, held at Kalinga Stadium and Utkal Karate School in Bhubaneswar from 25-28 July 2024.
*     Won the Gold medal in Senior Men 10m Air Rifle (ISSF) event of the 12th Odisha State Shooting Chamionship, held in Bhubaneswar from 20 to 23 July 2023.
*     Won the Silver medal in 10m Air Rifle Senior Men (ISSF) event of the 11th Odisha State Shooting Championship, held at Kalinga Stadium and Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar from 8-11 September 2022.
*     Won the Bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle Senior Men (ISSF) event of the 10th Odisha State Shooting Championship, held at Kalinga Stadium and Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar from 14-17 September 2021.
*     Won the Silver medal in 10m Air Rifle Senior Men (ISSF) event of the 9th Odisha State Shooting Championship, held at Kalinga Stadium and Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar from 1-5 January 2021.
*     Won the Bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle Senior Men (ISSF) event of the 8th Odisha State Shooting Championship, held at Kalinga Stadium and Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar from 26-29 July 2018.

NATIONAL:
*     Won the Bronze medal in 10m air rifle deaf category of the 23rd Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on 3 May 2025.
*     Won the Bronze medal in deaf men category of the 66th National Shooting Championship Competitions at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi on 24 November 2023.
*     Won the Gold medal in 10m Air Rifle Deaf Men (ISSF) category of the 011 India Open Competitions (Air Weapons), held at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi from 21-31 October 2023.
*     Won the Gold medal in 10m Rifle deaf category of the 21st Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 17 June 2023.
*     Won the Gold medal in deaf category of the 011 India Open Competitions (Air Weapons), held at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi from 16-22 May 2023.
*     Won the Silver medal in air rifle deaf category of the 011 India Open Competition 2023 (Air Weapons) at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi on 7 March 2023.
*     Won the Bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle event of the National Deaf Shooting Championship, held in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh from 15-19 Feb 2023.
*     Won the Bronze medal in 10m rifle deaf men event at the 65th National Shooting Championship in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 30 November 2022.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     He was felicitated with the State Award for Best Sportsperson with Disability (Male) 2023 by the Department of Social Security & Empowerment, Govt of Odisha in Bhubaneswar on 3 December 2023.
*     Received National award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN-2018) from Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, in recognition of his outstanding performance as role model among persons with disabilities in the category of hearings impairment in 2022.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: August 2, 2018
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 12 May 2025