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Sarabjot Singh poses with his Olympic medal. (AP Photo)
Sarabjot Singh has won a medal in his first ever Olympic Games after clinching bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
Sport can be cruel. Ask Sarabjot Singh who, on his Olympics debut last week, missed out on a final spot in men’s 10m Air Pistol individual event by a whisker at the Paris Games.
The Indian shooter was ninth amongst 33 athletes with a score of 577-16x (only the top-eight qualify).
Sarabjot had the same average as Robin Walter of Germany at the end of the final series but missed out because he hit one less inner 10 than his opponent.
However, sport is a great leveler.
Within three days, Sarabjot had taken a long step towards moving over that heartbreak after clinching a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event partnering Manu Bhaker.
The 22-year-old hails from Dheen village of Ambala, Haryana. He is the son of Jatinder Singh, a farmer and Hardeep Kaur, a homemaker.
Sarabjot was 13 and wanted to become a footballer when he spotted a few kids wielding air guns at a makeshift range during a summer camp. That sight of kids aiming at paper targets with pistols didn’t leave his mind.
In 2014, he approached his father and said, ‘Dad, I want to pursue shooting.
His father, a farmer, told his son that the sport is pretty expensive.
Sarabjot was unrelenting and insisted for months to get into shooting. Eventually, he got is wish and went on to win a gold medal at at the Junior World Championship in 2019.
Selected Achievements
- Paris Olympics 2024: Bronze medal in 10m air pistol mixed team event
- Asian Games 2022: Gold medal in team event and silver in mixed team event.
- Asian Championship 2023: Bronze medal in the 10m air pistol individual event along with Olympics 2024 quota place for the Country
- World Cup, 2023 (Bhopal): Gold medal in the Individual event
- World Cup 2023 (Baku): Gold medal in mixed team event
- Junior World Cup 2022 (Suhl): Gold medal in team event, two silver medals in individual and mixed team events
- Junior World Championship 2021 (Lima) – Two gold medals in team and mixed team events
Key Government Intervention (Paris Cycle)
- Assistance for training and participation in international competitions from 17th Jan, 2023 to 18th Feb, 2023 along with coach.
- Assistance towards expenses of personal trainer, Mr. Abhishek Rana for attending the Volmerange OTC (scheduled by NRAI) and the Paris OG 2024 (at Chateauroux) along with the shooter (July 10 to Aug 01, 2024 – 23 Days).
Financial Assistance (Paris Cycle)
- Under TOPS: Rs. 20,24,928/-
- Under Annual Calendar for Training and Competitions (ACTC): Rs.1,26,20,970/-
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