Arjun Singh Cheema
Arjun Singh Cheema (13 June 2001) is an Indian
Early life
Arjun is born in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab.[3] He did his schooling at Om Prakash Bansal Model School, Mandi Gobindgarh.[4][5] He comes from a sports family. His grand father Sardar Balwinder Singh played football for India while his uncle Jagwinder Singh Cheema holds an Asian Junior Powerlifting record.[5] He started as a swimmer and took part in an International Junior Swimming Championship in Austria before switching to shooting.[5]
Career
Arjun Singh started his professional career in 2015 under the coaches Joshi Parvez, Kumar Holinder and Jaspal Rana. In 2023, he was part of the 3-member team that won gold for India in the 10m air pistol team event at the 2022 Asian Games.[6] In 2019, he won two gold at the 52nd ISSF World Championship held in Korea.[3] In 2018, he was also part of the Indian team that won team gold at the ISSF Junior World Cups held in Suhl and Sydney.[4] In 2018, he also won the gold at the World Championships in 50m pistol for Junior men in Changwon, Korea.[7]
References
- ^ "Indian shooters at Asian Games: Events, key dates, format and rules". ESPN. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Youngsters make a big bang, claim 10m air pistol gold". Hindustan Times. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ a b Diary, Punjab (2019-01-28). "Shooter hits the bull's eye". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ a b "Arjun Cheema of Fatehgarh Sahib wins shooting gold". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-09-28). "Indian shooters clinch gold in 10m air pistol team event at Asian Games 2023". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ Administrator (2018-09-02). "Arjun Cheema becomes Junior World Champion in 50m Pistol". Retrieved 2023-11-19.