Sarabjot Singh
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| Nationality |  Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 2001[1] Ambala, Barara, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | DAV College, Chandigarh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Shooter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 10 meter air pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sarabjot Singh (born 30 September 2001) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the 10 m air pistol. He is an Olympic bronze medalist having won the medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside Manu Bhaker.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Sarabjot hails from Dheen village of Ambala, Barara block, Haryana.[3] He is the son of Jatinder Singh, a farmer and Hardeep Kaur, a homemaker.[4] He studied at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh.[5][4] He trains under coach Abhishek Rana at the Ambala Cantt-based AR Shooting Academy in Central Phoenix Club.[4]
Career
[edit]Singh was a part of the Indian shooting team at the 2022 Asian Games.[6] Indian 10m air pistol team of Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal beat China to win the gold at the 2022 Asian Games.[7] Sarabjot also won the silver medal for India in the mixed 10m air pistol with Divya T.S. in the Asian Games shooting competitions.[8][9][10]
Earlier in 2021, he won the gold in both the individual and team events of the World Championships. In 2019, he won gold in the ISSF Junior World Cup.
He won the bronze medal in 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris 10m air pistol Mixed Team event with Manu Bhaker.[11]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Indian Sports Honours | Breakthrough Performance of the Year Male | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Paris Olympics: Another Olympic medal for Manu Bhaker as she wins 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event bronze-medal match with Sarabjot Singh". The Times of India. 30 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Highlights Day 4: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh Win Bronze, Archer Bhajan Shines | Olympics News". NDTVSports.com. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Who is Sarabjot Singh? Shooter who clinched Bronze at Paris Olympics 2024 with Manu Bhaker". Business Today. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sarabjot adds another feather in DAV College's cap with team shooting gold at Asiad". Hindustan Times. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Sarabjot Singh". Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Indian shooters at Asian Games: Events, key dates, format and rules". ESPN. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Asian Games 2023: Shooters Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema And Shiva Narwal Power India To 6th Gold, Win 10m Air Pistol Team Event". Zee News. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Sarabjot, Divya get silver after losing thriller to China, Indian shooters bag their 19th medal at Asian Games 2023". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Asian Games 2023: Shooters Sarabjot Singh, Divya TS Add Silver Medal To India's Medal Tally". English Jagran. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (28 September 2023). "Indian shooters clinch gold in 10m air pistol team event at Asian Games 2023". Sportstar. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh win bronze as India shoots second Olympic medal". India Today.
External links
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- Living people
- 2001 births
- Indian male sport shooters
- Sport shooters from Haryana
- People from Ambala district
- Shooters at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic shooters for India
- Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in shooting
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Olympic bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics