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Altogether, Rathore has amassed a total of 13 medals in his sports career. Rathore rose to prominence when he won the silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics. It was India's first ever individual silver at the Olympics. [22] [13] In 2006, Rathore won a bronze medal in the World Championship in Spain, an event held for the top 12 shooters of the world.
Annu Raj Singh: Arjuna Award: Female 2012 Omkar Singh: Arjuna Award: Male 2013 Rajkumari Rathore: Arjuna Award: Female 2014 Heena Sidhu: Arjuna Award: Female 2015 Jitu Rai: Arjuna Award: Male 2016 Apurvi Chandela: Arjuna Award: Female 2016 Gurpreet Singh: Arjuna Award: Male 2017 Prakash Nanjappa: Arjuna Award: Male 2018 Ankur Mittal: Arjuna ...
As a pleasant surprise, the shooting team came successful with a silver medal, the winner being Capt. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. He was the first Indian to win an individual silver medal. He was the first Indian to win an individual silver medal.
India was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 270-member strong contingent comprising 183 sportspersons and 77 officials. 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India.
Shooting is an important Olympic sport in India. Of India's 41 Olympic medals, seven have come from shooting, including a gold by Abhinav Bindra in the 2008 Olympics.Indian shooters who have excelled at international events include Abhinav Bindra, Jaspal Rana, Jitu Rai, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar, Gagan Narang, Apurvi Chandela, Ronjan Sodhi, Anjali Bhagwat, Heena Sidhu, Shreyasi ...
Vijender Singh won a bronze medal in the middleweight boxing category, having lost in the semifinals. This was India's first-ever Olympic medal in boxing. The 2008 Beijing Olympics saw the best ever performance by an Indian contingent, in terms of the number of medals (this record was later surpassed in 2012).
Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 – 18 June 2021), [a] [2] also known as "The Flying Sikh", was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He has won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 ...
The Indian contingent for the 2004 Athens Olympics consisted of 73 athletes and the only medal came from shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who won the silver medal in men's double trap event. [61] [62] [63] The Indian delegation for the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of four athletes, two in alpine skiing, one in cross-country skiing, and one ...