Angad Vir Singh Bajwa

Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (born 29 November 1995) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the skeet discipline. He holds the skeet final round world record of 60 out of 60.

Angad Vir Singh Bajwa
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995
Chandigarh, India[1]
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)Skeet shooting
Medal record
Skeet shooting
Representing  India
Asian Shooting Championships
2019 DohaMen's skeet
2019 DohaMixed team skeet
2015 Kuwait CityMen's junior skeet
2015 Kuwait CityMen's junior team skeet
Asian Shotgun Championships
2018 Kuwait CityMen's skeet
Summer Universiade
2019 NaplesMen's skeet
Updated on 3 October 2019.

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]

Personal life

As of 2018, Bajwa is pursuing a BBA from the Manav Rachna University.[9] He studied in Canada for some time while representing Canada in shooting competitions, before returning to India in 2015. His father Gurpal Singh Bajwa owns a hospitality business in Canada.[10][11]

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. Srinivasan, Kamesh (1 December 2018). "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa: 'I was confident of winning the gold'". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. 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.
  11. Vinayak, Padmadeo (6 November 2018). "Angad shows world class with Asian gold". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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