Sandeep Singh (shooter)
Sandeep Singh (born 20 January 1996) is an Indian
Early life and education
Singh was born in Behbal Khurd village, near Faridkot.[3] He began as a cross-country athlete as he wanted to appear for the army recruitment test. His father, Baljinder Singh is a labourer. He is a naib subedar in the Indian Army. He joined the Sikh Light Infantry in 2014 as a sepoy.[2]
Career
Singh caught the eye with high scores in 2023. He was part of the Indian mixed team in the Rio de Janeiro World Cup in September 2023, where he was ranked 5th. In 2024, he took part in the World Cup events at Cairo, Munich and Granada. He also took part in the Asian Championships at Jakarta.[1]
He qualified for the Paris Olympics at the Indian Olympic selection trials held at the Madhya Pradesh shooting range in Bhopal in May 2024 and stood first. He beat Olympic quota winner Arjun Babuta and Rudranksh Patil, a world champion. Both of them had an additional point but could not beat the scores of Singh.[2][4][5]
References
- ^ a b "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b c Selvaraj, Jonathan (2024-05-18). "From Siachen to Paris 2024: Unwilling shooter Sandeep realises Olympic dream through 'picture-perfect' journey". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: At selection trials, rookie Sandeep Singh gives world champion a scare, showcasing India's depth in rifle shooting". The Indian Express. 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Sandeep Singh is currently India's best 10m air rifle shooter - so why the * next to his name?". ESPN. 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Bose, Shuvaditya (2024-05-31). "Shooter Sandeep Singh – Once With Army in Siachen Glacier, Now at Olympics Pier". TheQuint. Retrieved 2024-06-19.