Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Sonam Maskar’s Father Sold Land, Shop for Asian Games Dream
Sonam Maskar wanted to become a top rifle shooter.
Her family had financial difficulties during the pandemic.
Her father, Uttam, moved from Mumbai to Kolhapur after his milk business suffered.
Sonam first practiced using equipment from her shooting academy.
Later, her father bought her a rifle and kit costing more than five lakh rupees.
To pay for them, he sold a shop and a plot of land.
His sacrifice helped Sonam compete at the Asian Games.
She helped India win a silver medal in the team event.
She finished sixth in the individual competition.
Uttam Maruti Maskar sold a plot and shop to fund Sonam’s shooting equipment.
Sonam initially trained with a rifle and kit from Vedh Rifle and Pistol Shooting Academy.
In 2022, her father bought her equipment costing more than five lakh rupees.
Sonam, 23, helped India win silver in the Asian Games women’s 10m air rifle team event.
She scored 634.1 in the team event but finished sixth individually.
- Who
- Shooter Sonam Maskar and her father, Uttam Maruti Maskar.
- What
- Uttam sold a plot and shop to help fund Sonam’s rifle and shooting kit; Sonam then helped India win a silver medal.
- When
- Uttam bought Sonam’s new rifle and kit in 2022; Sonam won the team-event silver on Sunday.
- Where
- Uttam moved from Mumbai to his hometown of Kolhapur; the medal came at the Asian Games.
- Why
- Sonam needed expensive personal equipment to pursue her shooting career after initially training with academy equipment.
- Athlete
- Sonam Maskar
- Age
- 23
- Medal
- Silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event
- Team-event score
- 634.1
- Individual result
- Sixth place
- Equipment cost
- More than five lakh rupees
- Items sold
- A shop and a 25-cent plot