Mohammed Asab (born 10 September 1987) is an Indian shooter who competes in the double trap event. In the same event, he won the bronze medal at the

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.and missed his 2nd commonwealth medal at the

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in Gold Coast, Australia, where he secure 4th rank. medals. He also participated at the

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, World Cup, Asian Championship and won medals. He hold a world record at the ISSF World Cup in Acapulco, Mexico. He is one of the best shooter of India, who have nine times national champion on double trap event.

Early life

His early life was spent in Amroli (Bada Gaon), a small village in Meerut, India. Asab is belong to the shooter's family, His elder brother is a coach in the Indian Army and one brother plays on behalf of the Indian Air Force.

Awards and recognitions

* 2016-

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(Highest Sporting Honour of Uttar Pradesh). * 2016- Nominee of

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(Highest Sporting Honour of India).

External links

Mohammed Asab profile
at ISSF Living people 1987 births Indian male sport shooters Sport shooters from Uttar Pradesh Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Asian Games competitors for India Sportspeople from Meerut Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{India-sportshooting-bio-stub