Asher Noria
{{short description|Indian sport shooter}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Asher Noria
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|20 November 1992}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad, India{{cite news|last=Sood|first=Aman|title=Noria shoots gold at junior worlds|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Noria-shoots-gold-at-junior-worlds/656817|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=6 August 2010}}
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Rifle shooting
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Asher Noria (born 20 November 1992) is an Indian shooter.{{cite web|title=Portrait of the Shooter|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/shooters/shooter.ashx?personissfid=SHINDM2011199201|work=International Shooting Sport Federation|accessdate=10 October 2010}} He has won several national and international medals for India. He is the only shooter in the world who has won the double trap event of the International Shooting Junior World Cup for two consecutive years.{{cite news|title=It's two on the trot for Asher Noria|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/14/stories/2010051466162100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203090958/http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/14/stories/2010051466162100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2012|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 May 2010}}{{cite news|title=Asher Noria strikes gold at World Shooting Championship|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_asher-noria-strikes-gold-at-world-shooting-championship_1419462|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=6 August 2010}}
Career
= Early career (2005–2006) =
Asher Noria is the son of Gusti Jall Noria, a former double trap specialist from India. He is the younger brother of Youhan Noria, an ex-National shooter. He picked up shooting from his father at a very young age.{{cite news|title=Teen Betters Rathore's Athens Double Trap Score|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=52400&n_tit=Teen+Betters+Rathore's+Athens+Double+Trap+Score|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=Daijiworld.com|date=16 October 2008}} His mother Mita Noria and father supported him by being there with him when he participated at competitions. Having come from a shooting family, shooting skills came naturally to Noria.{{cite news|title=Asher is on a winning spree|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/asher-winning-spree-570|access-date=10 October 2010|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=8 October 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101009035631/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/asher-winning-spree-570| archive-date= 9 October 2010 | url-status= dead}} As an 11-year-old in 2005, Asher Noria participated in the double trap event. He was first seen at a shooting championship in Hyderabad.{{cite news|title=Making a mark |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/01/06/stories/2005010601550400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108045759/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/01/06/stories/2005010601550400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 January 2005}} Six time Olympian, Juan Giha, saw a lot of promise in Noria at such a young age.{{cite news|last=A.|first=Joseph Antony|title=Giving it the best shot|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/11/24/stories/2005112400630400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108045907/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/11/24/stories/2005112400630400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 November 2005}}
Although Noria originally started as a trap shooter, he switched to double trap owing to his success in it. Noria trained for five months under the aegis of Ronjan Sodhi. Noria trains for physical fitness using team games, cardio routines and running around Hyderabad's Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park.{{cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|title=Young marksmen strike gold|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/10/25/stories/2008102552711200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108045922/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/10/25/stories/2008102552711200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 October 2008}}
= Success (2007 – present)=
Noria represented Andhra Pradesh in national level competitions winning several medals.{{cite news|title=Manavjit wins national trap gold|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/164212.html|accessdate=10 October 2010|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=25 December 2007}}{{cite news|title=Chenai wins individual trap gold|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/27/stories/2007112757141800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206115753/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/27/stories/2007112757141800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2007|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 November 2007}} From 2007 onwards, he started winning medals for India in international competitions.{{cite news|title=Raghunath wins gold|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/08/stories/2007120861182200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210144937/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/08/stories/2007120861182200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 December 2007|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=8 December 2007}}
Noria's foray into international competitions began with Cyprus World Championships where he finished sixth. At the Kuwait Asian Shooting Championships, he met Ahmed bin Hasher Al Maktoum, his idol and the gold medal winner in the double trap event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Noria found this meeting to be inspirational and holds it close to his heart.
At the 2008 Singapore Open, Noria won his first international gold medal. His next gold medal came 2 months later at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, where he bettered the national record set by Rajyavardhan Rathore at the 2004 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|title=India consolidates top position in CYG|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200810152222.htm|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 October 2008}} Noria won the gold medal at the 2009 International Junior World Cup Shooting Championship in the same category.{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Nitin|title=Noria strikes gold in junior World Cup|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/noria-strikes-gold-in-junior-world-cup/452842/|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=30 April 2009}} At the 2010 World Championships in Munich, Noria won the gold medal in junior double trap event.{{cite news|title=Noria wins gold in Munich World Championship|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-05/others/28285309_1_double-trap-asher-noria-bronze-medal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103170627/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-05/others/28285309_1_double-trap-asher-noria-bronze-medal|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 August 2010}} In the process, he also created a new national record in the junior category.{{cite news|title=Shooter Noria wins gold in junior international event|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200905011731.htm|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 May 2009}} In appreciation of his performance in Munich, the Sahara Group felicitated Noria with a cash prize of {{INRConvert|300000}}.{{cite news|title=Meritorious shooters feted|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/meritorious-shooters-feted/661866/|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=18 August 2010}}
== 2010 Commonwealth Games ==
Because Rajyavardhan Rathore chose to protest the selection process, Noria was selected to represent India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news|title=Bindra, Narang in India's CWG shooting team|url=http://sports.in.msn.com/othersports/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4327218&page=2|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=MSN.com|date=9 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714125652/http://sports.in.msn.com/othersports/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4327218&page=2|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}} He was chosen for all the shotgun events along with Ronjan Sodhi and Manavjit Singh Sandhu.{{cite news|last=Dutt|first=Tushar|title=National Rifle Association of India names strong field|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_national-rifle-association-of-india-names-strong-field_1432264|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=2 September 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100905204156/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_national-rifle-association-of-india-names-strong-field_1432264| archivedate= 5 September 2010 | url-status= live}} In the run-up to the Games, India's coach said that Noria was one of the young shooters to watch out for.{{cite news|title=How many medals will hosts India win?|url=http://sify.com/news/how-many-medals-will-hosts-india-win-news-national-kjgs4hbhhia.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811172011/http://www.sify.com/news/how-many-medals-will-hosts-india-win-news-national-kjgs4hbhhia.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|accessdate=10 October 2010|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=6 September 2010}} However, Noria felt that it would be a challenge for him to match Rathore.{{cite news|title=Stepping into Rathore's shoes will be a challenge: Asher Noria|url=http://sify.com/news/stepping-into-rathore-s-shoes-will-be-a-challenge-asher-noria-news-national-kj0mOeegaia.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811172129/http://www.sify.com/news/stepping-into-rathore-s-shoes-will-be-a-challenge-asher-noria-news-national-kj0mOeegaia.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|accessdate=10 October 2010|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=26 September 2010}}
In the men's double trap pairs event, Noria paired with Ranjan Sodhi to win the silver medal.{{cite news|title=Commonwealth Games 2010 shooting: England duo win gold|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9065144.stm|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=BBC|date=6 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101009043938/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9065144.stm| archivedate= 9 October 2010 | url-status= live}} In the double trap individual event, Noria missed the bronze medal narrowly.{{cite news|last=Dutt|first=Tushar|title=Shooters Gurpreet Singh and Vijay Kumar win gold in 25m rapid fire pistol event|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_shooters-gurpreet-singh-and-vijay-kumar-win-gold-in-25m-rapid-fire-pistol-event_1448820|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=7 October 2010}} Sodhi, who won the silver medal, commended Noria's first international performance in the men's category.{{cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=Kamesh|title=Indians take air pistol, rapid fire pistol pairs|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/08/stories/2010100855721900.htm|accessdate=10 October 2010|date=8 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101010032906/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/08/stories/2010100855721900.htm| archivedate= 10 October 2010 |newspaper=The Hindu| url-status= dead}}
Education
Noria finished his schooling at Hyderabad Public School. He was the school head-boy. In August 2010, he enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology.{{cite news|last=Balcom |first=Katie R. |title=Asher Noria brings double trouble to AASU |url=http://www.theinkwellonline.com/sports/asher-noria-brings-double-trouble-to-aasu-1.1643844 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717004835/http://www.theinkwellonline.com/sports/asher-noria-brings-double-trouble-to-aasu-1.1643844 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2011 |accessdate=10 October 2010 |newspaper=The Inkwell Online |date=23 September 2010 }} Despite moving to the United States, Noria clarified that he will continue the sport for India.{{cite news|last=Cyriac|first=Biju Babu|title=Noria equals world junior record in double trap|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-06/shooting/28283865_1_ronjan-sodhi-double-trap-asher-noria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103170653/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-06/shooting/28283865_1_ronjan-sodhi-double-trap-asher-noria|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|accessdate=10 October 2010|newspaper=The Times of India|date=6 August 2010}}
References
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Category:Indian male sport shooters
Category:Sport shooters from Hyderabad, India
Category:Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
Category:Asian Games medalists in shooting
Category:Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India