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{{Infobox sportsperson | {{Infobox sportsperson | ||
|name | |name=Divyansh Singh Panwar | ||
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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|2002|10|19|df=y}} | |||
|birth_date | |birth_place=[[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], India | ||
|birth_place | |nationality=[[India]]n | ||
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|coach= Deepak Kumar Dubey<ref name="toi">{{cite news |last1=Sahni |first1=Jaspreet |title=Divyansh Singh Panwar: Another teenage Indian top gun who could be destined for great things |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/divyansh-singh-panwar-another-teenage-indian-top-gun-who-could-be-destined-for-great-things/articleshow/69114139.cms |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=30 April 2019}}</ref> | |||
|sport=[[Shooting sports|Shooting]] | |||
|event = [[10 metre air rifle]] | |||
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{{MedalSport| 10 metre air rifle [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}} | {{MedalSport| 10 metre air rifle [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}} | ||
{{MedalCountry| {{IND}} }} | {{MedalCountry| {{IND}} }} | ||
{{MedalCount | total = yes | {{MedalCount | total = yes | ||
| [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] | - | - | - | | [[ Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] | - | - | - | ||
| [[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]] | 4 | 1 | 1 | | [[ ISSF World Cup|World Cup]] | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| World Junior Shooting Championships | - | - | 1 | | World Junior Shooting Championships | - | - | 1 | ||
| [[ISSF Junior World Cup]] | 1 | - | - | | [[ISSF Junior World Cup]] | 1 | - | - | ||
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{{MedalGold| [[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Suhl]]|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|Men's team 10m air rifle]]}} | {{MedalGold| [[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Suhl]]|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|Men's team 10m air rifle]]}} | ||
{{MedalGold| [[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Suhl]]|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|Mixed team]]}} | {{MedalGold| [[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Suhl]]|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|Mixed team]]}} | ||
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'''Divyansh ''' (born | '''Divyansh Singh Panwar''' (born 19 October 2002) is an Indian [[sport shooting|sport shooter]]. He won the silver medal in the [[10 metre air rifle]] event at the [[2019 ISSF World Cup]] in Beijing and [[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification#10 m air rifle men|secured a quota position]] for India at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Panwar was born on 19 October 2002 to Ashok Panwar, a nursing staff at the [[Sawai Man Singh Hospital]] in [[Jaipur]], and Nirmala Devi, a qualified nurse.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news |last1=Padmadeo |first1=Vinayak |title=The reluctant teen star |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/the-reluctant-teen-star/764576.html |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=The Tribune |date=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="toi"/> Panwar took up shooting in 2014 at the age of 12 and initially used his elder sister Anjali's weapons at the Jagatpura Shooting Range in Jaipur.<ref name="scroll">{{cite news |last1=D'Cunha |first1=Zenia |title=ISSF World Cup: From Delhi to Beijing, teen Divyansh Panwar walks the talk to maturity and medals |url=https://scroll.in/field/921496/issf-world-cup-from-delhi-to-beijing-teen-divyansh-panwar-walks-the-talk-to-maturity-and-medals |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=Scroll.in |date=27 April 2019}}</ref> In 2017, his father became worried by his "''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds|PUBG]]'' addiction" and enrolled him at the [[Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range]] in [[New Delhi]] where he trained under Deepak Kumar Dubey.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |title=Weaned away from PUBG, Divyansh Panwar shoots his way to Olympics |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/divyansh-panwar-weaned-away-from-pubg-jaipur-boy-shoots-his-way-to-olympics-5697113/ |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=27 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Turja |title=Eyeing Olympic Glory, Teen Shooter Divyansh Beats PUBG 'Addiction' |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/olympic-sports/indian-shooter-divyansh-panwar-eyes-olympic-games-glory-beats-pubg-mobile-game-addiction |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=The Quint |date=22 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Once a PUBG fan, Divyansh Panwar helps India secure 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/pubg-lover-divyansh-panwar-wins-silver-issf-world-cup-beijing-2020-tokyo-olympics/1560707/ |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=The Financial Express |date=27 April 2019}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Panwar won two gold medals at the [[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup]] in Suhl. The trio of Panwar, Hriday Hazarika and Shahu Tushar Mane won gold in the junior men's team 10 metre air rifle event with a score of 1875.3, a world junior record.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krishnan |first1=G. |title=Juniors shoot down one more world record; Hriday Hazarika shines |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-juniors-shoot-down-one-more-world-record-hriday-hazarika-shines-2660573 |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=DNA India |date=8 September 2018}}</ref> In the junior mixed team event, Panwar and [[Elavenil Valarivan]] broke the world junior record, scoring 498.6, to clinch gold.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Srinivasan |first1=Kamesh |title=More gold for India in Junior World Cup |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/more-gold-for-india-in-junior-world-cup/article24281187.ece |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=28 June 2018}}</ref> | |||
At the [[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships]] in Changwon, Panwar and Shreya Agarwal won bronze in the 10 metre air rifle junior mixed team event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bronze for junior shooters, seniors misfire at World Championships |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/bronze-for-junior-shooters-seniors-misfire-at-world-championships/story-nHvVyo48CSFlC8zBfeB7QL.html |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 September 2018}}</ref> | |||
After finishing 12th in the individual 10 metre air rifle event of [[2019 ISSF World Cup]] in Delhi, Panwar won silver at the same event in Beijing. He secured India's fourth quota spot in shooting discipline at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] with the performance.<ref name="scroll"/> Paired with [[Anjum Moudgil]] in the mixed team event at the World Cup, he won gold in Beijing,<ref>{{cite news |title=Anjum Moudgil-Divyansh Panwar Win India's 1st Gold at ISSF World Cup in Beijing |url=https://www.news18.com/news/other-sports/anjum-moudgil-divyansh-panwar-win-indias-1st-gold-at-issf-world-cup-in-beijing-2116823.html |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=News18 |date=25 April 2019}}</ref> gold in Munich<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |title=Anjum Moudgill-Divyansh Panwar win all-Indian shootout for World Cup gold |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/anjum-divyansh-win-all-indian-shootout-for-world-cup-gold-5757490/ |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=31 May 2019}}</ref> and bronze in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutt |first1=Tushar |title=ISSF World Cup: Apurvi-Deepak pair wins rifle mixed gold, bronze for Anjum-Divyansh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/issf-world-cup-apurvi-deepak-pair-wins-rifle-mixed-gold-bronze-for-anjum-divyansh/articleshow/70951320.cms |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=2 September 2019}}</ref> At the 2019 World Cup Final in Putian, Panwar bagged gold in the individual 10 metre air rifle,<ref>{{cite news |title=Divyansh Singh Panwar Bags India's 3rd Gold Medal at ISSF World Cup Finals |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/divyansh-singh-panwar-bags-indias-3rd-gold-medal-at-issf-world-cup-finals-2395129.html |access-date=24 November 2019 |work=News18 |date=21 November 2019}}</ref> and gold in the mixed team event with Croatia's [[Snježana Pejčić]].<ref>{{cite news |title=ISSF World Cup Final: Bhaker, Panwar win second gold; Saurabh, Apurvi settle for silver |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/manu-bhaker-gold-medal-presidents-trophy-10m-air-pistol-rifle-mixed-team-saurabh-chaudhary-silver-rizvi-bronze/article30046686.ece |access-date=24 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=22 November 2019}}</ref> | |||
In May 2019, he was promoted from developmental group to core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.<ref>{{cite news |title=After shooting World Cup medal, Divyansh Singh Panwar included in TOPS core group |url=https://scroll.in/field/925255/after-shooting-world-cup-medal-divyansh-singh-panwar-included-in-tops-core-group |access-date=1 October 2019 |work=Scroll.in |date=29 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
In May 2019, he was promoted from developmental group to core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
As of | As of 2019, Panwar is a class 12<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Ayantan |title=Olympics over board exams for rifle shooter Divyansh |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2019/nov/16/olympics-over-board-exams-for-rifle-shooter-divyansh-2062513.html |access-date=24 November 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 November 2019}}</ref> biology student at [[Maheshwari Public School]], Jaipur,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Masand |first1=Ajai |title=Teen sensation Divyansh wins India Olympic quota in shooting |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/teen-sensation-divyansh-wins-india-olympic-quota-in-shooting/story-qGCcne2eVfJ7JaRT4ymz6K.html |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 April 2019}}</ref> and regards himself to be "average" at studies.<ref name="tribune"/> He practices meditation and carries a ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' pocketbook with him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |title=Divyansh Singh Panwar: From Minimum to gold standard |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/divyansh-singh-panwar-shooting-issf-world-cup-china-6131000/ |access-date=24 November 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=22 November 2019}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian male sport shooters]] | [[Category:Indian male sport shooters]] | ||
[[Category:Sport shooters from Jaipur]] | [[Category:Sport shooters from Jaipur]] | ||
[[Category:Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] | |||
[[Category:Olympic shooters of India]] | |||