Bhagirath Samai (born 11 August 1957), is an Indian professional

shooter Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...

who represented his country at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

. He won a bronze medal at the

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10� ...

, for which performance he was awarded the Arjuna Award. He participated in two

South Asian Games The South Asian Games (SAG or SA Games), formerly known as the South Asian Federation Games (SAFG or SAF Games), is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic ...

, two Asian Games, two Asian Shooting Championships, two

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

and one

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

Career

Notable international performance

Awards and recognition

He was awarded the Arjuna Award in Shooting in 1986 for winning a Bronze Medal in the

* He receives a life time Pension worth 6000 /- INR per month from the

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of youth affairs and the Department of Sports in India. Anurag Thakur is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports followed ...

for his performance in international events. * Midnapore rifle club gave him the title 'King of the Rifle of India'.

Personal life

Bhagirath Samai was born in

Asansol Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Ba ...

and is the youngest of his brothers. He said that he took shooting to reluctantly, but later fell in love with the sport. He married Rina Samai in 1992. He currently does service for a construction company in Haldia, living away from family.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Samai, Bhagirath 1957 births Living people Indian male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for India People from Asansol Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Asian Games medalists in shooting Asian Games bronze medalists for India Shooters at the 1982 Asian Games Shooters at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Shooters at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Recipients of the Arjuna Award Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games