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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Delhi, IND |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Outside of shooting he looks after his family business. (indianshooting.com, 29 Aug 2009) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | He shot a perfect 50 hits out of 50 clays to win the men's double trap event at the 2010 ISSF World Cup in Lonato, Italy. (timesofindia.com, 13 Jun 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulker. (sports.ndtv.com, 20 Jul 2011) |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games. (youtube.com, 30 Apr 2011) |
| Awards and honours | He was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2009, India's highest recognition for sportsmen and women. (thatscricket.oneindia.in, 30 Jul 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Morad Ali Khan |
| Handedness | Right |
| Training Regime | He has been training in Italy since 2010. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started training for double trap shooting in 2002. Before this he used to train and compete in trap events at junior level. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "It's very important for an athlete to be under pressure because it gives you a sense of responsibility." (youtube.com, 30 Apr 2011) |
| Other information | MISSED OUT ON BEIJING He won the gold medal in the trap event at the World Cup in Belgrade in June 2008, equalling two world records in the process. Despite this effort he was unable to book a place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "I had missed the quota place very narrowly. It was very painful to sit outside and watch the games," he said. (indianshooting.com, 29 Aug 2009) |