Anish Bhanwala

Anish Bhanwala
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002 (age 22)
Sonipat, Haryana, India[1]
OccupationShooter
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
Events
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  India
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Brisbane 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hangzhou 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 25 m rapid fire pistol team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Changwon 25 m rapid fire pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Changwon 25 m rapid fire pistol team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Team
ISSF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cairo 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Changwon 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Changwon 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team
ISSF Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lima Peru 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lima Peru 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Suhl 25 m Standard Pistol
Gold medal – first place 2017 Suhl 25 m Pistol Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Suhl 25 m Pistol
Silver medal – second place 2017 Suhl 25 m Standard Pistol Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Suhl 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Team
ISSF Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Suhl 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Suhl 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Gold medal – first place 2022 Suhl 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suhl 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Silver medal – second place 2019 Suhl 25 m Standard Pistol Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Suhl 25 m Standard Pistol
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sydney 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sydney 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Suhl 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl 25 m Standard Pistol Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl 25 m Standard Pistol Mix

Anish Bhanwala is an Indian pistol shooter who competes in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol, 25 meter pistol, and 25 meter standard pistol events. He has been a part of the Indian shooting team since 2017. He represented India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Asian Games, ISSF Junior World Championship 2017 (Suhl), Commonwealth Shooting Championships 2017 (Brisbane), World Shooting Championships 2018 and numerous ISSF Senior and Junior World Cups and South Asian Games, Kathmandu.[2]

Early life

Bhanwala was born in village Kashandi in Sonipat and brought up in Karnal, Haryana.[3] He attended high school at St. Theresa's Convent Sr. Sec. School.[4] His passion for shooting came while participating in modern pentathlon events. He participated in Modern Pentathlon World championship in Cyprus when he was just 11 years old. His next Modern Pentathlon competition was UIPM Asian Oceanic (Olympic Qualification Competition) Championship in Beijing, China.

He had the full support of his parents from the just beginning of his sports life. His father borrowed a pistol for him to shoot at a range. Anish's elder sister Muskan Bhanwala is also an International Medalist. She won an individual Gold and a team Gold medal in ISSF Junior World Cup, Sydney, 2018. She has represented India at various Senior World Cups, Junior World Cups and Junior World Championships winning Bronze in ISSF JR World Championship, Suhl, Germany. She has won numerous medals in National Shooting Championships.

Career

He represented the country at the U-12 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in 2013 and Asian Modern Pentathlon Championships in 2015. Shooting was his favourite among the pentathlon's five sports.[5]

Anish along with his family moved to New Delhi in 2017 to have the best training facilities available at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.[6]

In ISSF Junior World Championship 2017, Suhl, Anish won two gold, two silver, and one bronze. In 25m Standard Pistol event Anish created a New World Record by shooting 579/600 score.[7]

In 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships, Brisbane, Australia, he won silver in 25m Rapid Fire Men.[8][9] This was Anish's first senior international competition as a member of Indian squad.

In the Commonwealth Games 2018 at the age of 15 Anish won a gold medal for India and became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.[10] He set a new Commonwealth Games final record of 30 hits in the finals.

In ISSF Junior World Cup 2018, Sydney he won one individual gold and one team silver in 25m Rapid Fire Junior Men.[11] This was the first time in history that two siblings won individual Gold in any ISSF series. This was the competition where Anish's sister Muskan too won Gold medals.[12]

In ISSF Junior World Cup 2019, Germany, he again won gold in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol.[13]

Anish made his First ISSF Senior's achievement in 2019 in the ISSF World Cup, New Delhi when he shot India's new National Record score of 588/600 in the qualification round and secured the 5th rank in the Finals. In the 65th National Shooting Championship, Bhopal he broke his own previous National record to set a new National record score of 590/600. In the ISSF World Cup, Cairo 2023 Anish won an individual bronze medal.

Anish won two bronze medals in the Asian Shooting Championship, Changwon 2023 and along with the medals he secured the much awaited Olympic Quota in the Rapid Fire Pistol event for India. India won this Olympic quota in the Rapid Fire Pistol event after a long period of 11 years.

Coach

Anish Bhanwala's personal Coach is DSP Harpreet Singh, 2010 Commonwealth Games Individual and Team Gold Medalist. Anish was inspired by DSP Harpreet Singh when the police officer won 02 gold medals and a silver Medal in 2010 Commonwealth games and 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow respectively. Harpreet has been Anish's mentor since 2015 when they first met in a National Championship and since then he has been the force behind his performance.

Recognition

National Child Award in Sports category.[14]

Mahindra Scorpio TOISA 2018 award for Emerging Player of The Year.[15]

Yono SBI 20 Under 20 Sports Achiever award.

TOISA 2020 award for Emerging Player of The Year.

References

  1. ^ "ANISH Anish". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Anish wins India's 3rd individual gold in Jr. World Cup". business-standard. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Anish Bhanwala". The Times of India. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Meet Anish and Muskan Bhanwala, the teenage siblings from Karnal who are shooting up a storm". 12 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Shooter Anish makes it to five senior teams". TOI. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Meet Anish and Muskan Bhanwala, the teenage siblings from Karnal who are shooting up a storm". scroll.in. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ "India finish second in Junior Shooting World Championship". TOI. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Shooting Championships: Anish Bhanwala clinches Silver, Neeraj Kumar Bags Bronze". NDTV. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Anish, Neeraj win silver and bronze in Commonwealth Shooting Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Carving out a niche: Anish Bhanwala creates history; gold for Tejasvini". The Economic Times. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  11. ^ "ISSF Junior World Cup: Anish Bhanwala bags gold in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol". Zee News. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Elder sister Muskan Bhanwala follows in brother Anish's footsteps, wins gold at ISSF Junior World Cup". The Indian Express. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Shooter Anish Bhanwala wins gold in Junior World Cup". Zee News. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Anish Bhanwala, Manav Rachna student receives Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from the President of India". 23 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Mahindra Scorpio TOISA: Pistol sensation Anish Bhanwala is Emerging Player of the Year". TOI. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.