Personal
Name | Saurabh Chaudhary |
Country | India |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | May 12, 2002 |
Social
Place of Birth | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Father's Name | Jagmohan Singh |
Mother's Name | Brajesh Devi |
Name(s) of Sibling(s) | Nitin, Sakshi |
Sport Profile
Sport | |
Discipline | Men's 10 metre air pistol |
Active/Retired | Active |
Level | National, International |
Coach | Amit Sheoran |
Teams | India, Veer Sahamal Rifle Club |
Profile | Saurabh Chaudhary is an Indian sport shooter, who represents India at the international level since 2016. He recently won the gold medal at 2018 Asian Games in 10m Air Pistol event and became the youngest gold medalist. Saurabh is a new and emerging air shooter of this country, who has won some super prestigious medals and achievements already in her short career graph. Saurabh was born a small village of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to a farmer family. At the age of 13, he decided to be a professional shooter due to his interest in shooting and went to a professional training center 15 km away from his home. He grabbed the attention for the very first time for his performance in ISSF Junior World Cup in 2016. Saurabh has set a new record in that championship and became the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in ISSF Junior World Cup. After this, he took part in Asian Air Gun Championship and won a gold medal too, in the same following year. Then Saurabh appeared in ISSF World Shooting Championship in 2017 and won a bronze medal with his first attempt. Later in 2018 he successfully won a gold medal in this championship too. It is the success in Asian Games 2018 that brings Saurabh the desirable recognition and appreciation from the whole world. Till the middle of 2019, Saurabh became only Indian shooter to win gold medals in ISSF World Cup, ISSF World Championship, Youth Olympic Games, Asian Air Gun Championship, and Asian Games successively. Currently, he is preparing himself for the biggest desire of India in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh) (Profile Image from Facebook)
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