"You
will be an Olympian..."
Shooting is an important Olympic sport in India. Of India's 26 Olympic
medals, 4 have come from Shooting including a Gold by Abhinav Bindra in the
2008 Olympics. Indian shooters who have excelled at the world stage include
Abhinav Bindra, Jitu Rai, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar, Gagan
Narang, Apurvi Chandela, Ronjan Sodhi and Anjali Bhagwat.
2012 Olympics
The Indian shooting contingent for the 2012 London was one of the largest
to date. There were a total of 11 shooters including 4 female shooters.
India's first medal in the 2012 Olympics was when Gagan Narang won the bronze
in the 10m Air Rifle event. This was the same event in which Abhinav Bindra
won India's first individual gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing.
The second medal came from the unheralded army man Vijay Kumar when he won
the silver in the 25m rapid fire pistol event after finishing 4th in the
qualification rounds. He had to fend off some tough competition from the
third placed Chinese Ding Feng.
A notable performance was made by Joydeep Karmakar who finished 4th in the
50m rifle prone event. A strong medal prospect Ronjan Sodhi who is an Asian
Games gold medallist, however crashed out in the qualification rounds of the
Double trap event.
Olympic Medals
Medal Name Games Event
Silver Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Greece 2004 Athens Men's double
trap
Gold Abhinav Bindra China 2008 Beijing Men's 10m Air Rifle
Bronze Gagan Narang United Kingdom 2012 London Men's 10m Air Rifle
Silver Vijay Kumar United Kingdom 2012 London Men's 25m Rapid Fire
Pistol
Administration
The sport is administered in India by The National Rifle Association of
India. The association organises the following tournaments every year:
National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC)
All India G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship (AIGVMSC)
Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters Shooting Championship
Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship
All India Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Inter School Shooting Championship
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