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His calm attitude, superior focus, and dedication belie his age. Saurabh Chaudhary is not an ordinary soul, he is a champion in the making. Studying in class 11th, Saurabh is already an Asiad gold medallist.
Coming from a humble farming family to capturing the attention of the entire nation, Saurabh has come a long way. But, the journey has just begun. He has a really long way to go and many medals to win.
Today, we explore the life story in the comprehensive Saurabh Chaudhary’s biography!
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Saurabh Chaudhary |
| Sport Category | Shooting |
| Date of Birth | 11 May, 2002 |
| Hometown | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 60 kg |
| Coach | Amit Sheoran, Jaspal Rana |
| Parent | Jagmohan Singh and Brajesh Devi |
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Saurabh comes from a farming family based in Kalina village. His father, Jagmohan Singh, is a farmer and his mother, Brajesh Devi, is a homemaker. He has two elder siblings- one brother, Nitin, and one sister, Sakshi.
“I like farming. We don’t get much time off from training but whenever I do, I go back to my Village (Kalina) and help my father. I did not feel any pressure”, he told the Indian Express.
Saurabh’s family has always been his biggest support, even when he chose the path less taken. No wonder then that he has stayed connected to his roots and is proud to call himself a farmer.
Saurabh started shooting around three years back and in a very short time, he has become an Indian shooting star. His potential and talent is visible to all. He started training at Amit Sheoran’s Academy at Benoli.
Saurabh Chaudhary of India competes at Asian Games 2018.
In 2017, Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal at the Asian Airgun Championships in the youth category.
The very same year, he came into the spotlight after defeating Jitu Rai in the finals of the KSS Shooting Championship.
At the ISSF Junior World Cup, Saurabh made a world record in the 10m air pistol junior category by scoring 243.7. The earlier record of 242.5 points was held by Wang Zehao from China.
Saurabh won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Oct 2018. He shot 244.2 and leapt ahead of Sung Yunho from Korea and Solari Jason from Switzerland who scored 236.7 and 215.6 points respectively. He donated his medal-winning pistol to the Olympic Museum in Switzerland.
“Saurabh donated the pistol to IOC as requested by the IOC staff in Argentina to be kept at Olympic headquarters in Switzerland (at Lausanne),” his coach Jaspal Rana told PTI.
Winning the gold medal at the Asian Games is definitely the highlight of Saurabh’s career. It was his first senior event, and he made a truly golden debut!
He beat World Champion, Tomoyuki Matsuda, in the final of the 10m air pistol event. Fellow India, Abhishek Verma, shared the podium with him by winning the bronze.
[Tweet “”Didn’t feel like I was in a different country. There was no pressure as such and just kept my cool. I was always excited about shooting. I practised hard, got the support of my family and coach also worked hard,” he told India Today.”]
New Star Born?
Saurabh Chaudhary wins the Gold Medal ? in Men’s 10m Air Pistol. He is just 16 !!
2 Yrs back he started shooting as hobby .. What a turnaround !
Congrats Saurabh ?Keep same focus & hard work intact.
A glorious long journey has just started for you.
“All of us are extremely happy for him as he made the entire country proud by winning the medal. His father was always apprehensive about him pursuing a career in shooting but he has proved himself in front of the entire world,” his ecstatic mother told the Times of India after his Asiad win.
“In the initial days, he used my pistol for shooting. Today, I have got my gurudakshina from him. He had the skill set to become a world-class shooter. I remember that even at that age, he was very calm and patient. He will now be aiming for a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” Saurabh’s coach Amit Sheoran told TOI.
| Year | Place | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Changwon, South Korea | 10 m air pistol junior | Gold |
| 2018 | Changwon, South Korea | Mixed team 10 m air pistol junior | Bronze |
| Year | Place | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New Delhi, India | 10 m air pistol | Gold |
| 2019 | New Delhi, India | Mixed team 10 m air pistol | Gold |
| Year | Place | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Palembang, Indonesia | 10 m air pistol | Gold |
| Year | Place | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10 m air pistol | Gold |
| Year | Place | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Suhl, Germany | 10 m air pistol | Gold |
| 2018 | Suhl, Germany | Mixed team 10 m air pistol | Gold |
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