Angad Vir Singh Bajwa
{{short description|Indian sport shooter}}
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|caption=Bajwa at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1995|11|29|df=y}}
|birth_place=Chandigarh, India{{cite news |last1=Naik |first1=Shivani |title=Angad Veer Singh Bajwa: Meet shooting’s Virat Kohli |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/meet-shootings-virat-kohli/ |accessdate=3 October 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=7 February 2016}}
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|event = Skeet shooting
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{{MedalSport| Skeet shooting}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Shooting Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 2019 Doha|Men's skeet}}
{{MedalSilver| 2019 Doha|Mixed team skeet}}
{{MedalGold| 2015 Kuwait City|Men's junior skeet}}
{{MedalGold| 2015 Kuwait City|Men's junior team skeet}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Shotgun Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 2018 Kuwait City|Men's skeet}}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalBronze| 2019 Naples|Men's skeet}}
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Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (born 29 November 1995) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the skeet discipline. In 2018, he became the first shooter to set the skeet final round world record of 60 out of 60.
Career
At the 2015 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait City, the trio of Bajwa, Anant Naruka and Arjun Mann won the gold medal in the men's skeet junior team event. Bajwa also won gold in the junior individual event.{{cite news |title=Heena Sidhu shoots gold medal in Asian Championship |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151106/sports-other-sports/article/heena-sidhu-shoots-gold-medal-asian-championship |accessdate=3 October 2019 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=7 November 2015}}
Bajwa participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta where he shot 119 out of 125 and failed to qualify for the final.{{cite news |title=Asian Games 2018: Indian skeet shooters flop, fail to make the cut for the finals |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/asian-games/news/2018/aug/26/asian-games-2018-indian-skeet-shooters-flop-fail-to-make-the-cut-for-the-finals-1863052.html |access-date=3 October 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=26 August 2018}} He won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Shotgun Championships in Kuwait City by shooting a world record 60 in the final round of the men's skeet competition. This was India's first ever gold medal in the skeet discipline in a continental or world-level tournament.{{cite news |title=Angad Vir Singh Bajwa grabs first skeet gold for India with a world record |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/angad-vir-singh-bajwa-first-gold-medal-world-record-asian-shotgun-championship-1383896-2018-11-07 |accessdate=3 October 2019 |work=India Today |date=7 November 2018}}{{cite news |title=Asian Shotgun Championship: Angad Vir Singh Bajwa shoots historic skeet gold |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-asian-shotgun-championship-angad-vir-singh-bajwa-shoots-historic-skeet-gold-2683410 |accessdate=3 October 2019 |work=DNA India |date=6 November 2018}}
Making a comeback after an illness, Bajwa won the bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples.{{cite news |title=Angad Vir Singh Bajwa bags a bronze in shooting in Universiade |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/angad-vir-singh-bajwa-bags-a-bronze-in-shooting-in-universiade/article28363514.ece |accessdate=3 October 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=10 July 2019}} At the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships, he won gold in the men's skeet event after a shoot-off with fellow Indian Mairaj Ahmad Khan, who settled for silver. As a result of this, both Bajwa and Khan bagged 2020 Summer Olympics quota places for India.{{cite news |last1=Ninan |first1=Susan |title=Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, India's perfect skeet shooter |url=https://www.espn.in/shooting/story/_/id/28056444/angad-vir-singh-bajwa-india-perfect-skeet-shooter |accessdate=14 November 2019 |work=ESPN.in |date=11 November 2019}} Bajwa also won silver in the mixed team event, with Ganemat Sekhon, in the same competition.{{cite news |title=Asian Championships: Angad, Sekhon bag mixed team silver in Skeet |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/asian-shooting-championships-angad-vir-singh-bajwa-ganemat-sekhon-mixed-team-skeet-silver-medal-junior-air-rifle-50m-air-rifle-non-olympic-event/article29954487.ece |accessdate=14 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=12 November 2019}}
At the 2021 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, Bajwa won the gold medal in men's skeet team event with Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Gurjoat Siingh Khangura.{{cite news |title=Gold for Indian men's skeet team, women settle for silver |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/gold-for-indian-mens-skeet-team-women-settle-for-silver/articleshow/81633621.cms |accessdate=15 April 2021 |work=Times of India |date=22 March 2021}}
Bajwa finished 18th in men's skeet event at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a score of 120/125.{{cite news |title=Angad Bajwa finishes 18th in skeet, Mairaj 25th |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/angad-bajwa-finishes-18th-in-skeet-mairaj-25th-101627281560802.html |access-date=14 September 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 July 2021 |language=en}}
Personal life
Angad started his schooling in Sherwood College, Nainital.
As of 2018, Bajwa is pursuing a BBA from the Manav Rachna University.{{cite news |last1=Srinivasan |first1=Kamesh |title=Angad Vir Singh Bajwa: ‘I was confident of winning the gold’ |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/angad-vir-singh-bajwa-national-shotgun-championship-mens-skeet-interview-tokyo-2020-kuwait-mairaj-ahmad-khan/article25643825.ece |accessdate=3 October 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=1 December 2018}} He studied in Canada for some time while representing India in shooting competitions, before returning to India in 2015. His father Gurpal Singh Bajwa owns a hospitality business in Canada.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |title=It’s a perfect world for Angad Vir Singh as he breaks world record |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/its-a-perfect-worlds-for-angad-vir-singh-as-he-breaks-world-record-5436473/ |accessdate=3 October 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=7 November 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Vinayak |first1=Padmadeo |title=Angad shows world class with Asian gold |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/angad-shows-world-class-with-asian-gold/679966.html |accessdate=3 October 2019 |work=The Tribune |date=6 November 2018}}
References
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External links
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Category:Indian male sport shooters
Category:Sport shooters from Punjab, India
Category:Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in shooting
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Universiade medalists for India
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in shooting
Category:Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade