Naib Subedar Bajrang Lal Takhar (born 5 January 1981 in Sikar district, Rajasthan) is an Indian rower who won the first individual rowing Gold medal for India at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

held in Guangzhou. Takhar is a Naib Subedar in the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian Army.

Rowing career

Bajrang Lal won the first individual rowing silver medal for India at the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha He contested in the men's single sculls rowing event at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals. He finished with a rank of 21. He then went on to bag gold at the Asian Championships in Korea last year 2007. He won the quota place by winning gold at the Asian qualifying championships in Shanghai. He has won two gold medals in the single and double scull races in South Asian Games 2006. In November 2010, he won the first individual rowing Gold medal for India at the

held in Guangzhou.

Awards

* 2008 –

Arjun Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...

by Govt of India. * 2013 – Padma Shri India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.

Rowing records

*16/08 Men's Single Sculls Final Ranking (21st) *15/08 Men's Single Sculls Final D 7:09.73 (3rd) *13/08 Men's Single Sculls Semifinal – Heat 3 7:23.00 (4th) *11/08 Men's Single Sculls Quarterfinal – Heat 4 7:19.01 (5th) *09/08 Men's Single Sculls Preliminary Round – Heat 4 7:39.91 (3rd)

References

External links

Bajranglal Takhar on Yahoo sports
Living people 1981 births Indian male rowers Sportspeople from Rajasthan Rajasthani people Olympic rowers for India Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Sikar district Military personnel from Rajasthan Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 2006 Asian Games Rowers at the 2010 Asian Games Rowers at the 2014 Asian Games Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Recipients of the Arjuna Award {{India-mil-bio-stub