Tarundeep Rai

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Tarundeep Rai
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 39)
Namchi, Sikkim, India
OccupationArchery
Medal record
Men's archery
Representing  India
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Madrid Men's Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 's-Hertogenbosch Men's Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Individual
Asian Archery Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok Recurve Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 New Delhi Recurve Team

Tarundeep Rai (born 22 February 1984, in Namchi, Sikkim, India)[1] is an Indian archer.[2][3]

Career[edit]

The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award -2005 to Shri Tarundeep Rai for Archery, at a glittering function in New Delhi on 29 August 2006

Tarundeep made his debut in international archery at the age of 19 years when he played at the Asian Archery Championship 2003 held at Yangon, Myanmar.[4]

Tarundeep Rai won India their maiden individual silver medal in archery at the Asian Gam[5]es at the 16th Asian Games on 24 November 2010 in Guangzhou, China.[6]

He was a member of the Indian archery team that won the bronze medal at the 15th Asian Games in Doha in 2006.[4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tarundeep was placed 32nd in the men's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647.[4] He faced Alexandros Karageorgiou of Greece in the first elimination round, losing 147-143. This score gave Rai a final ranking of 43rd. Rai was also a member of the 11th-place Indian men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

A career-threatening shoulder injury forced him to lie low for the best part of two years. He suffered a right shoulder injury due to overuse and was out of action in 2007 and 2008.[7]Tarundeep Rai did not make the men's team at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. only competed in the individual event. But he got into rhythm and clinched a silver medal, which none of us expected.[8]

Tarundeep was a member of the Indian men's recurve team at the 2012 London Olympics.[9] Tarundeep Rai gave the country the third place in the London Olympics qualification round at Ogden, US in 2012.[10]

Tarundeep was a part of the Indian archery team that finished 4th at the 2003 World Championship in New York City.[4] His team won the silver medal at the 2005 World Championship in Madrid, Spain. He also became the first Indian to make it to the semifinal round of the World Archery Championship in 2005, where he narrowly lost to Won Jong Choi of South Korea by 106-112 for the bronze medal play-off.[4]

Tarundeep Rai won three gold medals at South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong.[11] Tarun also played a key role in India's dominance in the South Asian Games.[12]

Awards[edit]

Tarundeep is recipient of the Arjuna Award (2005) for his achievements in archery.[13]

in 2020, the government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian awards in the Republic Of India.[14]

Tokyo Olympics[edit]

Traundeep rai along with Atanu Das and Praveen Jadhav grabbed the quota for the tokyo olympics.[15] Since the lockdown happen he choose to be in AsI campus and train for his last olympics.[16][17] He has Reduced 14 kg weight in 6 months.[18][19]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Tarundeep Rai – Archery – Olympic Athlete". 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tarundeep Rai in good form". The Hindu. 23 June 2005. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tarundeep Rai withdraws". The Hindu. 17 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Tarundeep Rai Profile". iloveindia.com. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  5. ↑ November 25, S. Kannan; November 25, 2010UPDATED; Ist, 2010 13:52. "Rai wins silver and scripts history". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Tarundeep Rai creates history at Asian Games". The Times of India. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  7. ↑ KolkataJuly 14, Tushar Bhaduri; July 14, 2012UPDATED; Ist, 2012 15:44. "Tarundeep Rai makes comeback for London Olympics". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ DelhiJuly 27, Dola Banerjee New; July 31, 2012UPDATED; Ist, 2012 21:06. "London Olympics: Moment of pride for India and the archers". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Indian archery team books Olympic ticket". 23 June 2012.
  10. ↑ KolkataJune 20, IANS; June 20, 2012UPDATED; Ist, 2012 15:03. "London 2012: Indian archers ranked 3rd for qualifying round". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ HyderabadFebruary 22, Sudeer Mahavaadi; February 22, 2016UPDATED; Ist, 2016 18:16. "Exclusive: Star archer Tarundeep Rai eyes Olympic glory after rich haul at South Asian Games". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ HyderabadFebruary 22, Sudeer Mahavaadi; February 22, 2016UPDATED; Ist, 2016 18:16. "Exclusive: Star archer Tarundeep Rai eyes Olympic glory after rich haul at South Asian Games". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Pankaj Advani named for Khel Ratna". The Hindu. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  14. ↑ "Padma Awards: 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 25 January 2020. pp. 2–6. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Stanley, John (12 June 2019). "Indian men upset Canada to qualify three places for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". World Archery. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ↑ Scroll Staff. "Archer Tarundeep Rai using lockdown time to build shoulder muscles, stay in shape for Tokyo Olympics". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Bonding in isolation: Archers Tarundeep and Pravin stay sharp amid lockdown". ESPN. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "'I lost 14 kgs in six months' - Veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai targets Tokyo medal after gruelling fitness journey". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Tarundeep Rai: I need to win medal at Tokyo Olympics so I can meet my son's gaze - Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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