India’s Sarabjot Singh and teammate Manu Bhaker compete in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics in Chateauroux, France. (AP Photo)
Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker won India’s second medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, combining to claim a bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker defeated Koreans Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho 16-10 in the bronze medal contest to secure their place on the podium.
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh had qualified for the bronze medal shoot-off with a score of 580 in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Qualification Round.
While Manu Bhaker had already won a medal at the Paris Olympics, Sarabjot Singh became only the sixth Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal.
Here’s everything you need to know about Sarabjot Singh
Sarabjot Singh is the son of a farmer
Sarabjot hails from Dheen village of Ambala, Haryana. He is the son of Jatinder Singh, a farmer and Hardeep Kaur, a homemaker. He studied at DAV College, Chandigarh. He trains under coach Abhishek Rana.
Sarabjot Singh saw a few kids wielding air guns at a makeshift range during a summer camp. He was 13 then and harboured hopes of becoming a footballer. But the sight of kids aiming at paper targets with pistols didn’t
leave his mind. In 2014, He went to his father and said, ‘Dad, I want to pursue shooting. His father Jitender Singh, a farmer, told his son that the sport is pretty expensive. But eventually, Sarabjot insisted for months to play shooting and he won the Gold medal at Junior World Championship, Suhl in 2019.
Sarabjot Singh of India celebrates his bronze medal win. (Reuters)
Sarabjot Singh’s medals and achievements
Asian Games 2022: Gold medal in team event and silver medal in mixed team event.
Asian Championship 2023, Korea: Bronze medal in the 10m air pistol individual event along with Olympics 2024 quota place for the country
ISSF World Cup 2023 in Bhopal: Gold medal in the Individual event
World Cup 2023 in Baku in 2023: Gold medal in mixed team event
Junior World Cup 2022 in Suhl: 1 Gold medal in team event & 2 Silver medals in individual & mixed team events.
Junior World Championship 2021 in Lima: 2 Gold medals in team & mixed team events.
A young Sarabjot with coach Abhishek Rana and father. (Special arrangement)
