Sawant, who also coaches world champions Aditi Gopichand Swami and Ojas Pravin Deotale, runs the Drishti Archery Academy in Satara, Maharashtra.
Under his guidance – and with mental conditioning support from psychologist Hindola Kanala – Dhamangaonkar saw rapid improvement in both her shooting process and mindset.
The results followed.
She topped the national ranking tournament (in both individual and mixed events) and won the senior nationals with a personal best of 707.
“There’s a vast difference between the Madhura of 2023 and the Madhura of 2025. The biggest improvements have been in my shooting, confidence and mental strength,” she said.
“With Pravin sir, we did a lot of work on my shooting process and it built my confidence. There were also mental training with Hindola ma’am – where I trained on my breathing and visualisation.”
She also credits her training environment – especially her teammates – for her growth.
“There was strong support form my fellow teammates – Ojas, Aditi, Prathamesh and Sahil. We all had the same goals. Aditi and Ojas are already world champions, and to train with them was a big motivation.”
Throughout the journey, Dhamangaonkar drew strength from one constant source – her mother.
“She always told me: ‘Madhura, you can achieve everything with your confidence and positive nature’.”
That belief now drives her forward.
“Now I also believe that I can win major events. My next target is to become a world champion. But the most important thing – the hard work should continue.”
