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	[[Warrant officer\|Junior Warrant Officer]] '''Ravi Kumar''' (born 1 January 1990) is an Indian [[shooting sports\|sport shooter]]. He won the bronze medal at the [[2014 Asian Games]] at Incheon in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle team\|men's 10m air rifle team]] event, along with [[Abhinav Bindra]] and [[Sanjeev Rajput]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Asian Games: Abhinav Bindra & Team Win Bronze\|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230296-asian-games-indian-men-s-shooters-win-another-bronze\|publisher=NDTV\|accessdate=1 October ~~2022~~}}</ref>		[[Warrant officer\|Junior Warrant Officer]] '''Ravi Kumar''' (born 1 January 1990) is an Indian [[shooting sports\|sport shooter]]. He won the bronze medal at the [[2014 Asian Games]] at Incheon in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle team\|men's 10m air rifle team]] event, along with [[Abhinav Bindra]] and [[Sanjeev Rajput]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Asian Games: Abhinav Bindra & Team Win Bronze\|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230296-asian-games-indian-men-s-shooters-win-another-bronze\|publisher=NDTV\|accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref>
	At the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], he won bronze medal in the [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle\|men's 10 metre air rifle event]]. He is a [[Junior commissioned officer\|Junior Commissioned Officer]] in [[Indian Air Force]].		At the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], he won bronze medal in the [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle\|men's 10 metre air rifle event]]. He is a [[Junior commissioned officer\|Junior Commissioned Officer]] in [[Indian Air Force]].

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Kumar was born on 1 January 1990 in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].{{citation needed\|date=August ~~2022~~}} He is an alumnus from Delhi University, India. He is working in Indian Air Force.		Kumar was born on 1 January 1990 in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2018}} He is an alumnus from Delhi University, India. He is working in Indian Air Force.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	In the year 2014, at Incheon, South Korea in the Asian games Men's 10 metre air rifle team category, Indian shooting team comprising Ravi won the team bronze medal.		In the year 2014, at Incheon, South Korea in the Asian games Men's 10 metre air rifle team category, Indian shooting team comprising Ravi won the team bronze medal.

	In the year 2017, at the 61st National shooting championships at the National Games shooting range in Thiruvananthapuram, in the men’s 10m air rifle event, Ravi Kumar of Indian Air Force won the gold medal with a national record scoring 251.2 points, breaking his own record of 225.7 points set by him few months back. Arjun Babuta came second scoring 248.9 points and Sanjeev Rajput came third with a score of 228.0 points. Ravi was an active team member of Indian Air Force team who won the team gold medal scoring a total of 1868 points, while Haryana team with 1866 points got silver medal and Punjab team won the bronze medal scoring 1644 points.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar sets national record in 10m air rifle\|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/shooting/ravi-kumar-sets-national-record-in-10m-air-rifle/article22078306.ece\|accessdate=31 May ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In the year 2017, at the 61st National shooting championships at the National Games shooting range in Thiruvananthapuram, in the men’s 10m air rifle event, Ravi Kumar of Indian Air Force won the gold medal with a national record scoring 251.2 points, breaking his own record of 225.7 points set by him few months back. Arjun Babuta came second scoring 248.9 points and Sanjeev Rajput came third with a score of 228.0 points. Ravi was an active team member of Indian Air Force team who won the team gold medal scoring a total of 1868 points, while Haryana team with 1866 points got silver medal and Punjab team won the bronze medal scoring 1644 points.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar sets national record in 10m air rifle\|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/shooting/ravi-kumar-sets-national-record-in-10m-air-rifle/article22078306.ece\|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>

	In the year 2018, ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, Ravi Kumar came fourth and narrowly missed out the bronze medal in men’s 10m air rifle event. He missed out the bronze medal by a mere of 0.2 points. He scored a total of 208.4 points. The final result tally,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar misses air rifle medal by a whisker at ISSF World Cup\|url=https://www.indianshooting.com/fnews/ravi-kumar-misses-medal-by-a-whisker-at-issf-world-cup/\|publisher=www.indianshooting.com\|accessdate=31 May ~~2022~~}}</ref> Ravi Kumar won his first shooting World Cup medal, a bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event with a score of 226.4.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar wins 10m air rifle bronze in shooting World Cup\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/ravi-kumar-wins-10m-air-rifle-bronze-in-shooting-world-cup/story-PvoU9KLjVpXrqJ7skXSd6I.html\|accessdate=31 May ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In the year 2018, ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, Ravi Kumar came fourth and narrowly missed out the bronze medal in men’s 10m air rifle event. He missed out the bronze medal by a mere of 0.2 points. He scored a total of 208.4 points. The final result tally,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar misses air rifle medal by a whisker at ISSF World Cup\|url=https://www.indianshooting.com/fnews/ravi-kumar-misses-medal-by-a-whisker-at-issf-world-cup/\|publisher=www.indianshooting.com\|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref> Ravi Kumar won his first shooting World Cup medal, a bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event with a score of 226.4.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar wins 10m air rifle bronze in shooting World Cup\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/ravi-kumar-wins-10m-air-rifle-bronze-in-shooting-world-cup/story-PvoU9KLjVpXrqJ7skXSd6I.html\|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>

	On 8 April 2018, at the Belmont Shooting Centre, 10m Air Rifle Men's Qualification, Ravi scored a total of 626.8 and came second position and qualified for the 10m Air Rifle Men's Finals. On the same day, again at the Belmont Shooting Centre, in the finals Ravi score a total of 224.1 points and came third to win the bronze medal for the country.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi KUMAR\|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/shooting/athlete-profile-n6006613-ravi-kumar.htm\|publisher=www.results.gc2018.com\|accessdate=31 May ~~2022~~}}</ref>		On 8 April 2018, at the Belmont Shooting Centre, 10m Air Rifle Men's Qualification, Ravi scored a total of 626.8 and came second position and qualified for the 10m Air Rifle Men's Finals. On the same day, again at the Belmont Shooting Centre, in the finals Ravi score a total of 224.1 points and came third to win the bronze medal for the country.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi KUMAR\|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/shooting/athlete-profile-n6006613-ravi-kumar.htm\|publisher=www.results.gc2018.com\|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>

	At the [[2018 Asian Games]], he paired with [[Apurvi Chandela]] for the [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games – Mixed 10 metre air rifle team\|10 meter air rifle mixed team event]], and won a bronze medal.<ref name="Sharma, 2018">{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Nitin \|last2=Judge \|first2=Shahid \|title=Asian Games 2018: Shooters Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar open India’s medal tally, clinch mixed air rifle bronze \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ \|accessdate=19 August 2018 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=20 August 2018 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180819210442/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ \|archivedate=19 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		At the [[2018 Asian Games]], he paired with [[Apurvi Chandela]] for the [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games – Mixed 10 metre air rifle team\|10 meter air rifle mixed team event]], and won a bronze medal.<ref name="Sharma, 2018">{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Nitin \|last2=Judge \|first2=Shahid \|title=Asian Games 2018: Shooters Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar open India’s medal tally, clinch mixed air rifle bronze \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ \|accessdate=19 August 2018 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=20 August 2018 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180819210442/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ \|archivedate=19 August 2018}}</ref>

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	[[Warrant officer\|Junior Warrant Officer]] '''Ravi Kumar''' (born 1 January 1990) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[shooting sports\|sport shooter]]. He won the bronze medal at the [[2014 Asian Games]] at Incheon in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle team\|men's 10m air rifle team]] event, along with [[Abhinav Bindra]] and [[Sanjeev Rajput]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Asian Games: Abhinav Bindra & Team Win Bronze\|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230296-asian-games-indian-men-s-shooters-win-another-bronze\|publisher=NDTV\|accessdate=1 October ~~2014~~}}</ref>		[[Warrant officer\|Junior Warrant Officer]] '''Ravi Kumar''' (born 1 January 1990) is an Indian [[shooting sports\|sport shooter]]. He won the bronze medal at the [[2014 Asian Games]] at Incheon in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle team\|men's 10m air rifle team]] event, along with [[Abhinav Bindra]] and [[Sanjeev Rajput]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Asian Games: Abhinav Bindra & Team Win Bronze\|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230296-asian-games-indian-men-s-shooters-win-another-bronze\|publisher=NDTV\|accessdate=1 October 2022}}</ref>
	At the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], he won bronze medal in the [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle\|men's 10 metre air rifle event]]. He is a [[Junior commissioned officer\|Junior Commissioned Officer]] in [[Indian Air Force]].		At the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], he won bronze medal in the [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle\|men's 10 metre air rifle event]]. He is a [[Junior commissioned officer\|Junior Commissioned Officer]] in [[Indian Air Force]].

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Kumar was born on 1 January 1990 in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].{{cn\|date=August ~~2018~~}} He is an alumnus from Delhi University, India. He is working in Indian Air Force.		Kumar was born on 1 January 1990 in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2022}} He is an alumnus from Delhi University, India. He is working in Indian Air Force.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	In the year 2014, at Incheon, South Korea in the Asian games Men's 10 metre air rifle team category, Indian shooting team comprising Ravi won the team bronze medal.		In the year 2014, at Incheon, South Korea in the Asian games Men's 10 metre air rifle team category, Indian shooting team comprising Ravi won the team bronze medal.

	In the year 2017, at the 61st National shooting championships at the National Games shooting range in Thiruvananthapuram, in the men’s 10m air rifle event, Ravi Kumar of Indian Air Force won the gold medal with a national record scoring 251.2 points, breaking his own record of 225.7 points set by him few months back. Arjun Babuta came second scoring 248.9 points and Sanjeev Rajput came third with a score of 228.0 points. Ravi was an active team member of Indian Air Force team who won the team gold medal scoring a total of 1868 points, while Haryana team with 1866 points got silver medal and Punjab team won the bronze medal scoring 1644 points.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar sets national record in 10m air rifle\|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/shooting/ravi-kumar-sets-national-record-in-10m-air-rifle/article22078306.ece\|accessdate=31 May ~~2018~~}}</ref>		In the year 2017, at the 61st National shooting championships at the National Games shooting range in Thiruvananthapuram, in the men’s 10m air rifle event, Ravi Kumar of Indian Air Force won the gold medal with a national record scoring 251.2 points, breaking his own record of 225.7 points set by him few months back. Arjun Babuta came second scoring 248.9 points and Sanjeev Rajput came third with a score of 228.0 points. Ravi was an active team member of Indian Air Force team who won the team gold medal scoring a total of 1868 points, while Haryana team with 1866 points got silver medal and Punjab team won the bronze medal scoring 1644 points.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar sets national record in 10m air rifle\|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/shooting/ravi-kumar-sets-national-record-in-10m-air-rifle/article22078306.ece\|accessdate=31 May 2022}}</ref>

	In the year 2018, ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, Ravi Kumar came fourth and narrowly missed out the bronze medal in men’s 10m air rifle event. He missed out the bronze medal by a mere of 0.2 points. He scored a total of 208.4 points. The final result tally,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar misses air rifle medal by a whisker at ISSF World Cup\|url=https://www.indianshooting.com/fnews/ravi-kumar-misses-medal-by-a-whisker-at-issf-world-cup/\|publisher=www.indianshooting.com\|accessdate=31 May ~~2018~~}}</ref> Ravi Kumar won his first shooting World Cup medal, a bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event with a score of 226.4.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar wins 10m air rifle bronze in shooting World Cup\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/ravi-kumar-wins-10m-air-rifle-bronze-in-shooting-world-cup/story-PvoU9KLjVpXrqJ7skXSd6I.html\|accessdate=31 May ~~2018~~}}</ref>		In the year 2018, ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, Ravi Kumar came fourth and narrowly missed out the bronze medal in men’s 10m air rifle event. He missed out the bronze medal by a mere of 0.2 points. He scored a total of 208.4 points. The final result tally,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar misses air rifle medal by a whisker at ISSF World Cup\|url=https://www.indianshooting.com/fnews/ravi-kumar-misses-medal-by-a-whisker-at-issf-world-cup/\|publisher=www.indianshooting.com\|accessdate=31 May 2022}}</ref> Ravi Kumar won his first shooting World Cup medal, a bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event with a score of 226.4.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi Kumar wins 10m air rifle bronze in shooting World Cup\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/ravi-kumar-wins-10m-air-rifle-bronze-in-shooting-world-cup/story-PvoU9KLjVpXrqJ7skXSd6I.html\|accessdate=31 May 2022}}</ref>

	On 8 April 2018, at the Belmont Shooting Centre, 10m Air Rifle Men's Qualification, Ravi scored a total of 626.8 and came second position and qualified for the 10m Air Rifle Men's Finals. On the same day, again at the Belmont Shooting Centre, in the finals Ravi score a total of 224.1 points and came third to win the bronze medal for the country.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi KUMAR\|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/shooting/athlete-profile-n6006613-ravi-kumar.htm\|publisher=www.results.gc2018.com\|accessdate=31 May ~~2018~~}}</ref>		On 8 April 2018, at the Belmont Shooting Centre, 10m Air Rifle Men's Qualification, Ravi scored a total of 626.8 and came second position and qualified for the 10m Air Rifle Men's Finals. On the same day, again at the Belmont Shooting Centre, in the finals Ravi score a total of 224.1 points and came third to win the bronze medal for the country.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ravi KUMAR\|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/shooting/athlete-profile-n6006613-ravi-kumar.htm\|publisher=www.results.gc2018.com\|accessdate=31 May 2022}}</ref>

	At the [[2018 Asian Games]], he paired with [[Apurvi Chandela]] for the [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games – Mixed 10 metre air rifle team\|10 meter air rifle mixed team event]], and won a bronze medal.<ref name="Sharma, 2018">{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Nitin \|last2=Judge \|first2=Shahid \|title=Asian Games 2018: Shooters Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar open India’s medal tally, clinch mixed air rifle bronze \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ \|accessdate=19 August 2018 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=20 August 2018 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180819210442/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ \|archivedate=19 August ~~2018~~}}</ref>		At the [[2018 Asian Games]], he paired with [[Apurvi Chandela]] for the [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games – Mixed 10 metre air rifle team\|10 meter air rifle mixed team event]], and won a bronze medal.<ref name="Sharma, 2018">{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Nitin \|last2=Judge \|first2=Shahid \|title=Asian Games 2018: Shooters Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar open India’s medal tally, clinch mixed air rifle bronze \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ \|accessdate=19 August 2018 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=20 August 2018 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180819210442/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ \|archivedate=19 August 2022}}</ref>

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[[Warrant officer|Junior Warrant Officer]] '''Ravi Kumar''' (born 1 January 1990) is an [[India]]n [[shooting sports|sport shooter]]. He won the bronze medal at the [[2014 Asian Games]] at Incheon in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle team|men's 10m air rifle team]] event, along with [[Abhinav Bindra]] and [[Sanjeev Rajput]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Games: Abhinav Bindra & Team Win Bronze|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230296-asian-games-indian-men-s-shooters-win-another-bronze|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref>
At the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], he won bronze medal in the [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle|men's 10 metre air rifle event]]. He is a [[Junior commissioned officer|Junior Commissioned Officer]] in [[Indian Air Force]].

== Early life ==
Kumar was born on 1 January 1990 in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].{{cn|date=August 2018}} He is an alumnus from Delhi University, India. He is working in Indian Air Force.

== Career ==
In the year 2014, at Incheon, South Korea in the Asian games Men's 10 metre air rifle team category, Indian shooting team comprising Ravi won the team bronze medal.

In the year 2017, at the 61st National shooting championships at the National Games shooting range in Thiruvananthapuram, in the men’s 10m air rifle event, Ravi Kumar of Indian Air Force won the gold medal with a national record scoring 251.2 points, breaking his own record of 225.7 points set by him few months back. Arjun Babuta came second scoring 248.9 points and Sanjeev Rajput came third with a score of 228.0 points. Ravi was an active team member of Indian Air Force team who won the team gold medal scoring a total of 1868 points, while Haryana team with 1866 points got silver medal and Punjab team won the bronze medal scoring 1644 points.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravi Kumar sets national record in 10m air rifle|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/shooting/ravi-kumar-sets-national-record-in-10m-air-rifle/article22078306.ece|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>

In the year 2018, ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, Ravi Kumar came fourth and narrowly missed out the bronze medal in men’s 10m air rifle event. He missed out the bronze medal by a mere of 0.2 points. He scored a total of 208.4 points. The final result tally,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravi Kumar misses air rifle medal by a whisker at ISSF World Cup|url=https://www.indianshooting.com/fnews/ravi-kumar-misses-medal-by-a-whisker-at-issf-world-cup/|publisher=www.indianshooting.com|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref> Ravi Kumar won his first shooting World Cup medal, a bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event with a score of 226.4.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravi Kumar wins 10m air rifle bronze in shooting World Cup|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/ravi-kumar-wins-10m-air-rifle-bronze-in-shooting-world-cup/story-PvoU9KLjVpXrqJ7skXSd6I.html|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>

On 8 April 2018, at the Belmont Shooting Centre, 10m Air Rifle Men's Qualification, Ravi scored a total of 626.8 and came second position and qualified for the 10m Air Rifle Men's Finals. On the same day, again at the Belmont Shooting Centre, in the finals Ravi score a total of 224.1 points and came third to win the bronze medal for the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravi KUMAR|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/shooting/athlete-profile-n6006613-ravi-kumar.htm|publisher=www.results.gc2018.com|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>

At the [[2018 Asian Games]], he paired with [[Apurvi Chandela]] for the [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games – Mixed 10 metre air rifle team|10 meter air rifle mixed team event]], and won a bronze medal.<ref name="Sharma, 2018">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |last2=Judge |first2=Shahid |title=Asian Games 2018: Shooters Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar open India’s medal tally, clinch mixed air rifle bronze |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ |accessdate=19 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180819210442/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ |archivedate=19 August 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141002013504/http://www.incheon2014.kr/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5107996&lang=en Profile at incheon2014.kr]

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[[Category:Indian male sport shooters]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in shooting]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]