Angad Vir Singh Bajwa

Angad Vir Singh Bajwa
Bajwa at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 29)
Chandigarh, India[1]
Sport
SportShooting
EventSkeet shooting
Medal record
Skeet shooting
Representing  India
Asian Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Men's skeet
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Mixed team skeet
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuwait City Men's junior skeet
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuwait City Men's junior team skeet
Asian Shotgun Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kuwait City Men's skeet
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Men's skeet
Updated on 3 October 2019

Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (born 29 November 1995) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the skeet discipline. In 2018, he became the first shooter to set the skeet final round world record of 60 out of 60.

Career

At the 2015 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait City, the trio of Bajwa, Anant Naruka and Arjun Mann won the gold medal in the men's skeet junior team event. Bajwa also won gold in the junior individual event.[2]

Bajwa participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta where he shot 119 out of 125 and failed to qualify for the final.[3] He won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Shotgun Championships in Kuwait City by shooting a world record 60 in the final round of the men's skeet competition. This was India's first ever gold medal in the skeet discipline in a continental or world-level tournament.[4][5]

Making a comeback after an illness, Bajwa won the bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples.[6] At the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships, he won gold in the men's skeet event after a shoot-off with fellow Indian Mairaj Ahmad Khan, who settled for silver. As a result of this, both Bajwa and Khan bagged 2020 Summer Olympics quota places for India.[7] Bajwa also won silver in the mixed team event, with Ganemat Sekhon, in the same competition.[8]

At the 2021 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, Bajwa won the gold medal in men's skeet team event with Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Gurjoat Siingh Khangura.[9]

Bajwa finished 18th in men's skeet event at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a score of 120/125.[10]

Personal life

Angad started his schooling in Sherwood College, Nainital. As of 2018, Bajwa is pursuing a BBA from the Manav Rachna University.[11] He studied in Canada for some time while representing India in shooting competitions, before returning to India in 2015. His father Gurpal Singh Bajwa owns a hospitality business in Canada.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Naik, Shivani (7 February 2016). "Angad Veer Singh Bajwa: Meet shooting's Virat Kohli". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Heena Sidhu shoots gold medal in Asian Championship". Deccan Chronicle. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Indian skeet shooters flop, fail to make the cut for the finals". The New Indian Express. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa grabs first skeet gold for India with a world record". India Today. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Asian Shotgun Championship: Angad Vir Singh Bajwa shoots historic skeet gold". DNA India. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa bags a bronze in shooting in Universiade". The Hindu. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  7. ^ Ninan, Susan (11 November 2019). "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, India's perfect skeet shooter". ESPN.in. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Asian Championships: Angad, Sekhon bag mixed team silver in Skeet". Sportstar. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Gold for Indian men's skeet team, women settle for silver". Times of India. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Angad Bajwa finishes 18th in skeet, Mairaj 25th". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (1 December 2018). "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa: 'I was confident of winning the gold'". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  12. ^ Sharma, Nitin (7 November 2018). "It's a perfect world for Angad Vir Singh as he breaks world record". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  13. ^ Vinayak, Padmadeo (6 November 2018). "Angad shows world class with Asian gold". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 October 2019.