Anjali Bhagwat
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Birth name | Anjali Ramakanta Vedpathak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rifle shooting | 5 December 1969||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anjali Bhagwat (born 5 December 1969) is a professional
Anjali won the
To date, she has won 31 Gold, 23 Silver and 7 Bronze medals. She has set 13 new records in international competitions and has won 55 Gold, 35 Silver and 16 Bronze medals, with 8 new records in national competitions in India.
Early life
Anjali Ramakant Vedpathak was born on 5 December 1969,
Career
Sanjay Chakravarthy was her first coach. She credits him for her strong fundamentals and basics; instilled over a period of over 5 years.[
She participated in her first international event in 1995, in the
In December 1999, she started training under Laszlo Szucsak, the then coach for the Indian Shooting Team. Bhagwat had personally approached Laszlo after watching his work with the Malaysian Shooting squad.[citation needed] The Hungarian remained with the team for a year during which Bhagwat earned a wild card entry in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where she went on to become one of the finalists. From 2001 to 2004, Bhagwat trained without a coach, and still managed to become World Number One in 2002.
During the year 2006, Laszlo re-joined the national shooting squad as the team Coach, and Bhagwat trained with him till 2008. In the year 2008, Stanislav Lapidus was appointed the coach by the
Competitions
Championship | Location | Event | Score/Rank | Medal |
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Europe Circuit 2007 | Hungary | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 396 | Bronze |
World Cup 2006 | Brazil | Sports 3P ( ind ) | 582 / IV | Quota Place |
Commonwealth Games 2006 | Melbourne | Sports 3P (Team) | 373 | Silver |
Commonwealth Championship 2005 | Melbourne | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 398 | |
Commonwealth Championship 2005 | Melbourne | Team | 395 | Silver |
Commonwealth Championship 2005 | Melbourne | Sports 3P Team | 573 | Gold |
Olympics 2004 | Athens | Sports 3P ( ind ) | 575 / XIII | |
World Cup 2004 | Sydney | Sports 3P ( ind ) | 583 | Bronze |
Afro Asian Games 2003 | India | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 396 | Silver |
Afro Asian Games 2003 | India | Sports 3P | 577 | Gold |
World Cup Finals 2003 | Milan | Air Rifle | 399 | Gold* |
World Cup Finals 2003 | Atlanta | Air Rifle | 399 | Gold* |
Asian Games 2002 | Korea | Air Rifle (Team) | 396 | Silver |
World Cup Finals 2002 | Munich | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 399 | Silver* |
Commonwealth Games 2002 | England | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 398 | Gold (New Record) |
Commonwealth Games 2002 | England | Air Rifle ( Team ) | 398 | Gold (New Record) |
Commonwealth Games 2002 | England | Sports 3P ( ind ) | 578 | Gold (New Record) |
Commonwealth Games 2002 | England | Sports 3P | 574 | Gold (New Record) |
World Cup 2002 | Atlanta | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 399 | Silver (Quota Place ) |
World Cup 2002 | Sydney | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 397 | Silver* |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Munich | Air Rifle (1st Day) | 398 | Gold |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Denmark | Air Rifle (2nd Day) | 398 | Silver |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Denmark | Air Rifle (1st Day) | 398 | Silver |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Denmark | Team | 396 | Silver |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Denmark | Team | 397 | Gold |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Denmark | Air Rifle (2nd Day) | 399 | Bronze |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Denmark | Team | Silver | |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Denmark | Air Rifle (3rd Day) | Gold (Equaled World Record) | |
Europe Circuit 2002 | Denmark | Team | Silver | |
Commonwealth Championship 2001 | England | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 396 | Gold (Record) |
Commonwealth Championship 2001 | England | Team | 582 | Gold |
Commonwealth Championship 2001 | England | Sports 3P ( ind ) | Gold | |
Commonwealth Championship 2001 | England | Team | (New Record) | |
Commonwealth Championship 2001 | England | Silver | ||
Olympics 2000 | Sydney | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 394 / VII | Finalist |
Grand Prix 2000 | Czech | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 396 | Silver |
Asian Championships 2000 | Malaysia | Sport Prone ( ind ) | 588 | Silver |
Asian Championships 2000 | Malaysia | Team | Gold | |
Commonwealth Championship 1999 | Auckland | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 398 | Gold |
Commonwealth Championship 1999 | Auckland | Team | 571 | (New Record) |
Commonwealth Championship 1999 | Auckland | Sports 3P ( ind ) | Gold | |
Commonwealth Championship 1999 | Auckland | Team | (New Record) | |
Commonwealth Championship 1999 | Auckland | Gold | ||
Commonwealth Championship 1999 | Auckland | (New Record) | ||
Commonwealth Championship 1999 | Auckland | Silver | ||
Ociana Championship 1999 | Sydney | Air Rifle | 395 | Gold |
SAF Games 1999 | Nepal | Air Rifle ( ind ) | 396 | Gold (New Record) |
SAF Games 1999 | Nepal | Team | 568 | Gold (New Record) |
SAF Games 1999 | Nepal | Sports 3P ( ind ) | 574 | Gold (New Record) |
SAF Games 1999 | Nepal | Team | Gold (New Record) | |
SAF Games 1999 | Nepal | Sport Prone ( ind ) | Silver | |
SAF Games 1999 | Nepal | Team | Bronze | |
SAF Championship 1997 | New Delhi | Air Rifle ( ind ) | Gold | |
SAF Championship 1997 | New Delhi | Team | Gold | |
SAF Championship 1997 | New Delhi | Sport Prone (Team) | Silver | |
SAF Championship 1997 | New Delhi | Gold | ||
SAF Games 1995 | Madras | Air Rifle (Team) | Bronze | |
SAF Games 1995 | Madras | Sports 3P ( ind ) | Silver | |
SAF Games 1995 | Madras | Team | Gold |
Equipment and sponsors
Bhagwat uses a
Bhagwat's first kit was gifted to her by
Awards
Rajiv Gandhi Khel-Ratna (2003)[5]
Arjuna Award (2000)[6]
- 1992:Shree Shiv Chattrapati Award
- 1993:Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
- 1993:Vasantrav Naik Pratishthan Puraskar
- 2002:Indo-American Society [1] Young Achiever award
- 2003:Times Group Maharashtra Shaan
- 2003:Hero Indian Sports Award -Best sportswoman
- 2003:HISA Sports Woman of the year
- 2003:HISA Shooter of the year
- 2004:HISA Shooter of the year
- 2005:GR8 women achievers award
- 2005:Teacher's achievement award
- 2006:F I E Foundation National award
Personal life
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Bhagwat has two siblings; a younger brother Rahul and an elder sister Neena. She is a tennis and cricket enthusiast. Yoga and meditation form a large part of her daily routine. Her mother sang for AIR (All India Radio) while her sister is a singer too. An avid reader, she enjoys fiction.
In December 2000, she married Mumbai-based businessman, Mandar Bhagwat. The couple has a son named Aa radhya born in 2010. In 2006, she shifted her base from Mumbai to Pune due city's better sporting facilities. Bhagwat is currently coaching six shooters in Pune, for which she also utilizes her own range. The 10m range is a part of her house and she usually practises there.
In popular culture
She has promoted sports through associations with Sahara and Reliance. Bhagwat was vastly appreciated for her participation in India's bid for hosting Commonwealth Games 2010 alongside sporting legends like Sunil Gavaskar.
Bhagwat was a part of the
She has been on the government selection panel for some of the top notch sports award, both on state & national level such as Shiv Chatrapati Award, Arjuna Award and Dronacharaya Award. Apart from this she has done a guest appearance in Marathi film Bokya Satbande. She has walked ramp twice for fashion designer Vikram Phadnis.[citation needed] She has been teaching blind students.[citation needed] She regularly writes for different newspaper and magazines
References
- ^ "Anjali Bhagwat | Indian rifle shooter". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Trailblazer 2000: How Anjali Bhagwat sparked India's shooting stars". ESPN. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anjali Ramakant Vedpathak-Bhagwat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ISBN 9788170288527.
- ^ "Anjali, Beenamol to share Khel Ratna". expressindia.com. Press Trust of India. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Anjali Bhagwat". National Rifle Association of India. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
External links
- ^ "About Anjali Bhagwat". fundook.io. Fundook. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2022.