Rudrankksh Patil
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 2003 Rifle shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 10m air rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 1st (current)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rudrankksh Patil (born 16 December 2003) is an Indian sport shooter, supported by OGQ. He won medals at the Shooting World Cup.[2][3] In December 2022, he ranked first in 10m air rifle[4] in ISSF rankings. He won an Olympic quota berth for India in Men's 10m air rifle for the Paris Olympics.[5]
Early life
Patil was born in Thane, Maharashtra. His learnt his basics from coach Ajit Patil. His father, Balasaheb Patil and mother, Hemangini Patil, encouraged him to take up shooting. Initially, he started with chess and football but shifted to shooting.
Career
At the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, Patil scored a world record score on way to winning India's first gold medal[6] on 25 September 2023. He secured a Paris 2024 Olympic quota berth, after winning gold in the 10m air rifle event at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships[7][8] at Cairo, the new administrative capital, on 14 October 2022.[9] Earlier in the 2022 Asian Championships in Daegu, he bagged first place in the Men’s 10m air rifle team event.[6] He is preparing for the Paris Olympics under coach Neha Chavan at Gun for Glory Academy in Pune.[10] Gagan Narang, co-founder of the Academy and vice-president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) helped him get a sponsored gun from Walther company, Germany, which was presented to him at a press conference in Pune.[11]
References
- ^ ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Judge, Shahid. "Shooting: Meet Rudrankksh Patil, India's 10m air rifle world champion who loves to research". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Rudrankksh become no. in ISSF rankings". olympics.com.
- ^ Olympics.com (19 February 2024). "Paris 2024: All Indian athletes to qualify for the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b Web, Statesman (25 September 2023). "Who is Rudrankksh Patil? Shooter leads Indian team to Asian Games gold". The Statesman. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (14 October 2022). "Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil seals Paris Olympics quota". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (24 October 2022). "Paris 2024: Full list of Olympics quota winners from India in shooting". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ISSN 1598-2920.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
External links
- Rudrankksh Patil at the International Sports Shooting Federation