Deepender Singh (born 15 June 1994 Bhatpura,
Sambhal,
India) is a champion Indian
para pistol sport shooter. His family is subsistence farmers living between he
Yamuna and
Gangatic plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India, around half of Pakistan, virtually all of Bangla ...
s of western
Uttar Pradesh. He has won many gold and silver medals and set a new para world record at the Para World Cup in Bangkok.
Olympic Journey
From Tin-Shed Academy to
Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. Just months before the world was coming out the era of COVID-19. But, the sensational para shooter Deepender Singh fired his way into the qualifications of the men's 10m air pistol event. Coach
Amit Sheoran hard work at Aryangateways Sports Foundation for Singh proved itself in Olympics. Unfortunately medal slipped off even after being on top initially in qualification table.
Notable performances
* Silver Medal in men's 10 m. Air Pistol SH1 at the World Shootin
Para Sport World Cup 2018in Chateau roux, France'.
* Gold medal in men's 10 m. Air Pistol at the 'World Shooting Para Sport World Cup 2017, Bangkok, Thailand.
* Represented Indian team
in
Para Olympic at Tokyo 2021.
See also
*
Paralympic Committee of India
*
National Rifle Association of India
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) was founded in 1951 with a view to promote and popularize the shooting sports in India. The first speaker of Lok Sabha, Sh. G.V. Mavlankar was the founder and the first president of NRAI followed by ...
(NRAI)
*
International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF)
*
Sports Authoruity of India (SAI)
External links
Sports Foundation websiteUttar Pradesh State Rifle Association(UPSRA)
References
Living people
1994 births
Indian male sport shooters
Paralympic shooters for India
Shooters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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