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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Mairaj Ahmed Khan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Khurja]], [[Bulandshahr district|Bulandshahar]], India
| sport = [[Shooting sport|Sports shooting]]
}}
'''Mairaj Ahmed Khan''' (born 2 November 1975, in Khurja, District [[Bulandshahr district|Bulandshahar]]) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] shooter in the shotgun [[Olympic skeet|skeet]] discipline. He won the Olympics quota in the Shotgun Skeet Event in Lonato, Italy in September 2015, the first Indian to qualify in this discipline.
In 2016, he won silver at [[ISSF World Cup]] held in April in Rio de Janeiro, the host country for 2016 Olympics.<ref name="zee">{{cite news|title=Mairaj Ahmed Khan wins India's first skeet medal at a shooting World Cup|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/mairaj-ahmed-khan-wins-indias-first-skeet-medal-at-a-shooting-world-cup_1879478.html|accessdate=28 June 2016|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=25 April 2016}}</ref>

He is the first and only Indian to have held both the World Cup title as well as the Olympic quota for India at the same time, a feat he accomplished by capturing the Silver Medal at the 2016 ISSF World Cup Championship in Rio as well as a quota place for the shotgun skeet event for the Olympics in 2016. He is the first Indian athlete to represent India in the SK125 Event during the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympic Games]]. He is ranked 10th in the world and 6th in Asia; he has been an international level shooter for over 15 years and won multiple accolades including medals won during the Commonwealth Shooting Championship, Asian Championships, South Asian Federation and National and International Championships.

== Early years ==

Mairaj was born in a Sunni family of landlords of the affluent [[Kheshgi]] family of [[Khurja]]. Khurja is situated [[Bulandshahr district]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His parents were Ilyas Ahmed Khan and Farrukh. He started shooting in 1998 right after college. Shooting was introduced to him through his uncle. It gradually became his profession. His brother Najam Ahmed Khan is also a shooter, but prefers to look after the family . His other siblings are Siraj Ahmed Khan and Farheen Ilyas Khan.

His first international competition was the [[ISSF World Cup]] in 2003 in Lonato, Italy.

== Future goals ==
He plans to support to India's upcoming talent of shooters through MAK Shooting Foundation, training aspiring shooters who are keen to take up skeet shooting. Few Indians in this category who can compete in international level competitions and events. An autobiography entitled ''Hard Target'' is to be published soon.

== Performance ==

* 2016: 1st ever Silver Medal in Skeet at ISSF World Cup, Rio, Brazil
* 2015: Olympic Quota Place for Rio 2016, Brazil – World championship, Lonato, Italy.
*In 2016 RIO Olympics, The 40 years old was out of the race after managing to shoot +3 to drop to the ninth place.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 13, 2016|title=Shooter Mairaj Ahmad fails to qualify for men's Skeet semis|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/rio-olympics-2016/india-olympics/story/mairaj-ahmad-shooting-india-rio-olympics-2016-335081-2016-08-13|access-date=2021-07-26|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
*He went on to bag the gold medal again in 2009, 2010, and 2016 editions of the championship.
*Mairaj made his international debut in the ISSF World Cup at Lonato, Italy in the year 2003. For almost a decade (2005 to 2015) he participated in 15 ISSF World Cups held in 22 nations but didn’t win any medals.

== Recognition ==

=== Gold Medal Tally National & International Championships ===

National
*Gold Medal – 2012 All India Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Master's Shooting Championship, Delhi.
*Gold Medal – 2011 National Games, Ranchi
*Gold Medal – 2009 All India Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Master's Shooting Championship, Jammu.
*Gold Medal (National Champion) – 2016, 2010, 2009, 2007 National Shooting Championship Competition (NSCC), Delhi, Patiala, Jaipur.

International
*Gold Medal (Pairs) – 2010 Commonwealth Shooting Championship, New Delhi, India.
*Gold Medal (Team) – 2008 Singapore open shooting championship
*Gold Medal (Team) – 2007 Singapore open shooting championship

=== Silver Medal Tally National and International Championships ===

==== National ====

* Silver Medal – 2007 National Games, Guwahati
* Silver Medal – 2015 National Games, Kerala
* Silver Medal – 2014 National Shooting Championship Competition (NSCC), Patiala.

==== International ====

* Silver Medal-2016 ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
* Silver Medal – 2012 Asian Shotgun Shooting Championship, Malaysia
* Silver Medal (Individual) – 2010 Commonwealth Shooting Championship, New Delhi, India
* Silver Medal (Team ans Individual) – 2009 South Asian Federation Shooting Championship, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
* Silver Medal (Individual) – 2008 Singapore open shooting championship
* Bronze Medal Tally National & International Championships

=== National ===

* Bronze Medal – 2011 National Shooting Championship Competition (NSCC), Delhi
* Bronze Medal – 2008 All India Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Master's Shooting Championship, Patiala.

==== International ====

* Bronze Medal -2016 Asian Shotgun Shooting Championship, Abu Dhabi,U.A.E.
* Bronze Medal (Individual) – 2007 Singapore open shooting championship

==== ISSF World Cup Championships ====

* 2016: Rio – Brazil
* 2015 – Lonato, Italy
* 2015: Gabala – Azerbaijan, Laranca – Cyprus, Alain – UAE, Acapulco – Mexico
* 2014: Munich – Germany 2014 – Granada, Spain
* 2013 – Lima, Peru 2012: Tucson – USA, London – UK
* 2011: Concepcion – Chile, Beijing – China, Sydney – Australia, Maribor – Slovenia
* 2011 – Belgrade, Serbia 2010: Lonato – Italy, Dorset – UK
* 2010 – Munich, Germany
* 2009: Cairo – Egypt, Munich – Germany, Minsk – Belarus, San Marino – San Marino
* 2009 – Maribor, Slovenia
* 2008: Beijing – China, Kerrville – USA
* 2007: Lonato – Italy, Maribor – Slovenia
* 2006 – Zagreb, Croatia
* 2006: Xing Yuan – China, Kerrville – USA
* 2005: Belgrade – Serbia
* 2003: Lonato – Italy
* 2000: New Delhi – India
* 2021: New Delhi – India

==== Commonwealth Games ====

* 2014: Glasgow, Scotland

* 2010: New Delhi, India

==== Commonwealth Shooting Championships ====

* 2010 – New Delhi, India

==== Asian Games ====

* 2014: Incheon – Korea 2010: Guangzhou – China 2006: Doha – Qatar

==== Asian Shooting Championship ====

* 2012: Doha – Qatar 2007: Kuwait City – Kuwait

==== Asian Shotgun Shooting Championship ====

* 2013: Almaty, Kazakhstan
* 2012: Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
* 2009: Almaty, Kazakhstan
* 2008: Jaipur, India
* 2007: Manila, Philippines
* 2005: Bangkok, Thailand
* 2004: Bangkok, Thailand.

==== South Asian Federation (SAF) Shooting Championship ====

* 2009 Dhaka, Bangladesh

==== Singapore Open Shooting Championship ====

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
* {{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/mairaj-ahmed-khan-buries-15-years-of-pain-by-clinching-olympic-quota-in-skeet/|title=Mairaj Ahmed Khan buries 15 years of pain by clinching 2016 Rio Olympic quota in skeet|date=2015-09-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/skeet-shooters-end-without-medal-in-asian-games/|title=Skeet shooters end without medal in Asian Games|date=2010-11-24|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/aiming-high-at-beijing/|title=Aiming high at Beijing|date=2010-04-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/mairaj-ahmed-khan-wins-indias-first-medal-in-mens-skeet-at-shooting-world-cup-2769415/|title=Mairaj Ahmed Khan's Italian connection clicks at Shooting World Cup with medal in Skeet|date=2016-04-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=http://acexam.blogspot.com/2016/05/april-2016-current-affairs.html|title=Academy for Competitive Examinations: Current Affairs, Current events: April 2016 current affair's|last=Examinations|first=Academy For Competitive|date=2016-05-10|website=Academy for Competitive Examinations|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/mairaj-ahmad-khan-determined-to-win-an-olympic-gold/article7678358.ece|title=Mairaj determined to win an Olympic gold|last=Srinivasan|first=Kamesh|date=2015-09-22|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-11|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/skeet-shooter-mairaj-ahmad-khan-better-late-than-never/article7774147.ece|title=Skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan: Better late than never|last=Srinivasan|first=Kamesh|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/|title=Latest Sports News, Live Scores, Results Today's Sports Headlines Updates - NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/shooting/indian-skeet-shooter-mairaj-ahmed-khan-rio-olympics-slot|title=Indian skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan books Rio Olympics slot|date=2015-09-17|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.funtasy11.com/|title=PBL|website=www.funtasy11.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2016/apr/26/Sleepless-Mairaj-Basking-in-Glory-After-World-Cup-Silver-929253.html|title=Sleepless Mairaj Basking in Glory After World Cup Silver|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/videos/sports/mairaj-khan-becomes-first-indian-skeet-shooter-to-qualify-for-the-olympics-1211880.html|title=Mairaj Khan becomes first Indian skeet shooter to qualify for the Olympics|website=News18|access-date=2019-11-11}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/sports/other-sports/indian-skeet-shooter-mairaj-wins-silver-at-world-cup.html|title=Indian skeet shooter Mairaj wins silver at World Cup|website=OnManorama|access-date=2019-11-11}}

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