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{{short description|Indian sport shooter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| honorific_prefix = [[Subedar Major]]
| name = Jitu Rai
| honorific_suffix = [[Padma Shri]]
| image = File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Shri Jitu Rai for Shooting, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.jpg
| caption = Rai (left) receiving the Khel Ratna award in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|8|26}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jitu-rai |title=RAI Jitu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806080554/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jitu-rai |archive-date=2016-08-06 }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sankhuwasabha District|Sankhuwasabha]], [[Nepal]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| height = {{convert|163|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = 64 kg
| country = India
| sport = [[Shooting sports|Shooting]]
| event = [[10 metre air pistol]]<br>[[50 metre pistol]]
| rank = '''3''' (10 metre air pistol)<ref>{{cite news |title= 10 metre air pistol World rankings|url= http://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/worldranking/complete_ranking_by_event.ashx?event=AP60&evlinkid=202 |publisher= issf-sports.org |date= 1 July 2014 |access-date= 28 July 2014}}</ref><br>'''4''' (50 metre pistol)<ref>{{cite news |title= 50 metre rifle World rankings |url= http://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/worldranking/complete_ranking_by_event.ashx?event=FP&evlinkid=200 |publisher= issf-sports.org |date= 1 July 2014|access-date= 28 July 2014}}</ref>
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}}
{{MedalCountry| {{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Shooting Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2014 Granada]] | 50 m pistol}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2018 ISSF World Cup|2018 Mexico]] | [[2018 ISSF World Cup|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2017 ISSF World Cup|2017 New Delhi]] | [[2017 ISSF World Cup|10 m air pistol mixed team]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 ISSF World Cup|2014 Maribor]] | [[2014 ISSF World Cup|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 ISSF World Cup|2014 Munich]] | [[2014 ISSF World Cup|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 ISSF World Cup|2014 Maribor]] | [[2014 ISSF World Cup|50 m pistol]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2015 ISSF World Cup|2015 Changwon]] | [[2015 ISSF World Cup|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Shooting at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre pistol|50 m pistol]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air pistol|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Shooting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre pistol|50 m pistol]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 10 metre air pistol team|10 m air pistol team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Shooting Championships|Commonwealth Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships|2017 Brisbane]]|10 m air pistol}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships|2017 Brisbane]]|50 m pistol}}
| module = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes
| allegiance = {{Flag|India}}
| branch = {{Army|India}}
| serviceyears =
| rank = [[File:Subedar Major - Risaldar Major of the Indian Army.svg|25px]] [[Subedar Major]]
| unit = [[Gorkha regiments (India)|11Gorkha]]
|awards = [[Padma Shri]]
}}
}}
[[Subedar Major]] '''Jitu Rai''' (born 26 August 1987) is an [[India]]n shooter who competes in the [[10 metre air pistol]] and [[50 metre pistol]] events. Government of India announced [[Khel Ratna]] Award for him in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Khel Ratna for Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa and Jitu; coach Nandi to be bestowed with the Dronacharya award |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/khel-ratna-for-sindhu-sakshi-dipa-and-jitu-coach-nandi-to-be-bestowed-with-the-dronacharya-award/354078/ |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=The Financial Express |date=22 August 2016}}</ref> In 2020, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award]] in the [[Republic of India]].

==Early life==
His early life was spent in a village of [[Sankhuwasabha|Sankhuwa Sabha district]] of [[Nepal]]. He is the fourth brother among five siblings. He is a [[Subedar Major]] in the [[11 Gorkha Rifles]] of [[Indian Army]]. Rai was born and grew up in [[Nepal]], migrated to India and joined the Army in 2006. He is a [[naturalized]] citizen of [[India]]. He also has a certificate of participation in the 2011 National Games where he represented [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|title=CWG gold medalist Jitu Rai gets no recognition from UP govt due to domicile status|url=http://www.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/cwg-gold-medalist-jitu-rai-gets-no-recognition-from-up-govt-due-to-domicile-status-572173.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jitu rai gets promoted to Subedar Major|url=https://twitter.com/prodefgau/status/1281101828982104064}}</ref>

Rai first made it to the Army's shooting squad in 2010-11 but failed to live up to expectations and was subsequently sent back to his unit, putting an end to his training at the AMU in [[Mhow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/Gorkha-Jitu-Rai-is-the-new-Pistol-King/articleshow/36926221.cms|title=Gorkha Jitu Rai is the new Pistol King - Times of India}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2014, at the [[2014 ISSF World Cup|ISSF World Cup]] in [[Munich]], he won the silver medal in the 10 metre air pistol event. Following this, in [[Maribor]], Rai won two medals; a silver in the 50 metre pistol event, and a gold in the 10 metre air pistol event. In the process, he won three medals in nine days at the World Cup<ref>{{cite news |title= Air Pistol: India's Rai smiles - three world cup medals in 9 days |url= http://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?personissfid=SHINDM2608198701&newsid=2090 |publisher= issf-sports.org |date= 19 June 2014 |access-date= 28 July 2014}}</ref> and also became the first person to have won two medals at a single world cup for India.<ref>{{cite news |title= Jitu Rai wins gold in ISSF World Cup |url= http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/jitu-rai-wins-gold-in-issf-world-cup/ |newspaper= The New Indian Express |date= 19 June 2014 |access-date= 28 July 2014}}</ref> Following his achievements, he was ranked number 1 in the world, in 10 metre air pistol and number 4, in 50 metre pistol, in July 2014.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

At the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], Rai created the Games record in the qualification round of the 50 metre pistol event, having scored 562 points.<ref>{{cite web |title= Men's 50 m Air Pistol result |url= http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/shooting/shm201901/50m_pistol_mens_qualification.html|website= glasgow2014.com |date= 28 July 2014 |access-date= 28 July 2014}}</ref> He went on to win the gold medal in the event, scoring 194.1 points in the final, thus creating another Games record.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol event at CGW 2014 |url=http://www.patrika.com/news/jitu-rai-wins-gold-in-50m-pistol-event-at-cgw-2014/1020449 |access-date=28 July 2014 |work=Patrika Group |issue=28 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110073502/http://www.patrika.com/news/jitu-rai-wins-gold-in-50m-pistol-event-at-cgw-2014/1020449 |archive-date=10 November 2014 }}</ref>

In the [[2014 Asian Games]] held at [[Incheon]] in [[South Korea]], Jitu won the gold medal in the 50 m pistol category.<ref name="The Times of India Mobile Site 2014">{{cite web|title=Jitu Rai wins gold for India on opening day of Asian Games - TOI Mobile|website=The Times of India Mobile Site|date=20 September 2014|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/tournaments/2014-asian-games/top-stories/Jitu-Rai-wins-gold-for-India-on-opening-day-of-Asian-Games/articleshow/43017341.cms|access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/asian-games-2014/india-at-incheon/Asian-Games-Jitu-Rai-wins-gold-in-50m-pistol-event/articleshow/42968681.cms|title=Asian Games: Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol event - Times of India}}</ref> He also won a bronze in the men's 10 m air pistol team event.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

In 2016, he won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan in the 10m Air Pistol event.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Jitu Rai had had a bad outing earlier in the 10m pistol event.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

During the 2016 Olympics in the 10 M air pistol event, Jitu Rai made a remarkable comeback to sneak into the final, but failed to replicate his form as he finished last in the final of the 10 M air pistol event. The man from Lucknow lost the plot early on and could not recover, but was back for his favorite 50m pistol event on Wednesday. He made a flying start to the qualifiers with a 10-pointer, and then followed it up with two 9s. But that start did not last long as Jitu fell behind a bit with some mediocre shooting in the latter part. At one point, he dropped down to the 14th place after scoring 92 out of a possible 100 from the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportscafe.in/articles/sports/2016/aug/07/india-at-rio-day-1-paes-bopanna-shooters-disappoint-hockey-team-registers-win|title=India at Rio day-1 : Paes-Bopanna, shooters disappoint, Hockey team registers win|date=7 August 2016}}</ref>
After a disappointing first round, Jitu Rai was back in his element, though. He hit three bullseyes to hit a 95 in the second round and take his total to 187 points. However, inconsistency did not leave Jitu Rai, as he struggled once again in the third round. He managed only 90 points in that round and dropped down to the 12th spot.
But, Jitu made up for the third round with some fantastic shooting in the fourth and the fifth. It was not to be in the end, though. After starting the last round in fourth place, he messed up his first three shots to slip to 6th. With only the top-8 qualifying for the final, he came back to 4th but again hit an 8 in the 6th shot. Another bad shot of 7 on the penultimate shot and he missed the final spot by a whisker. It was a disappointing slide to 12th spot after Jitu was firmly in finals territory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportscafe.in/articles/sports/2016/aug/11/rio-2016-archers-and-boxer-manoj-kumar-dazzle-while-jitu-rai-falters|title=Rio 2016 - Archers and boxer Manoj Kumar dazzle, while Jitu Rai falters|date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

At the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], he broke the Commonwealth Games record for men's 10m air pistol with a total score of 235.1 points and secured his first Commonwealth Games gold medal in the relevant event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2018/commonwealth-games-2018-record-breaking-jitu-rai-wins-gold-om-mitharval-bags-bronze-1834551|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: Record-Breaking Jitu Rai Wins Gold, Om Mitharval Clinches Bronze – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=2018-04-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.in/commonwealth-games/story/_/id/23083861/shooting-jitu-rai-wins-gold-om-mitharval-bronze-10m-air-pistol|title=Jitu Rai wins gold, Mehuli Ghosh gets silver after shoot-off|work=ESPN|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> This was also Jitu Rai's second gold medal in Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/cwg-2018-record-breaking-shooter-jitu-rai-wins-gold/article23478419.ece|title=CWG 2018: Record-breaking shooter Jitu Rai wins gold|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-04-09|language=en}}</ref>

==Summer Olympics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Event
! Rank
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[2016 Rio Olympics|2016 Rio]]
|-
| [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol|10 m air pistol]]
| align="center" | 8
|
|-
| [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol|50 m pistol]]
| align="center" | 12
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Saniya Shaikh]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDM2608198701 Jitu Rai profile] at [[International Shooting Sport Federation|ISSF]]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}
{{Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:People from Sankhuwasabha District|Nepal]]
[[Category:Nepalese emigrants to India]]
[[Category:Indian male sport shooters]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in shooting]]
[[Category:Lohorung|Lohorung people]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]]
[[Category:Olympic shooters of India]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]

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