Template:Infobox sportsperson Apurvi Singh Chandela (born 4 January 1993) is an Indian Shooting player who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. She won the gold medal in the 2019 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi.[1] She is the world champion and currently ranked number one in 10 metre air rifle shooting. She is a recipient of Arjuna award
Early life and background
Chandela was born on 4 January 1993 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Her father is Kuldeep Singh Chandela, a hotelier and a sports enthusiast, and mother is Bindu Rathore who was a basketball player.[2] She did her schooling from Mayo College Girls School Ajmer & Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' School, Jaipur. She studied Sociology honours from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University.
In her early years, Chandela wanted to become a sports journalist, but she was inspired to take up shooting as a sport by Abhinav Bindra’s performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he won a gold medal in shooting. Initially, she had to travel for 45 minutes to reach a shooting range in Jaipur. Later on, her parents set up a shooting range for 10-metre air rifle practice for her at their home.[2]
In 2009, Chandela won the All India School Shooting Competition, and Senior national shooting championship in 2012. She registered podium finishes at national events least six times during 2012-2019.[3]
Chandela enjoys reading in her free time and practices meditation to enhance her focus to help her game.[3]
Career
In 2012, Chandela won the gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle event at the National shooting championships in New Delhi, her first year in the senior circuit.[4][5] In 2014, she won four medals at the Intershoot Championships at The Hague, that included two individual and two team medals.[6] In the same year, she won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, having scored 206.7 points in final, in the process creating a new games record.[7] And a year later, she debuted in ISSF World Cup in Changwon, where she won a bronze medal.
Chandela[8] qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle event, where she finished at 34th position in the qualification round out of 51 contestants.[9][10] Chandela received the Arjuna Award, from the President of India in 2016.[1]
At the 2018 Asian Games, she paired with Ravi Kumar for the 10 meter air rifle mixed team event, and won a bronze medal.[11] She is being mentored by former National Champion Rakesh Manpat.[12] In the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Chandela won a bronze medal for India. She won the gold medal at the 2019 ISSF World Cup[13] in New Delhi and set a world record of 252.9 in the 10-metre air rifle event.[14] She has secured a gold medal in women's 10m air rifle at the (ISSF) World Cup 2019.[15][16]
Chandela also secured a quota spot to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, where she is aiming to win a gold medal for India. In 2020, she won a gold medal at a private tournament in Meyton cop, Austria.[17]
ISSF World Medal Tally
| No. | Event | Championship | Year | Place | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2015 | Changwon | Template:Bronze03 |
| 2 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2015 | Munich | Template:Silver02 |
| 3 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2019 | New Delhi | Template:Gold01 |
| 4 | 10m air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2019 | Munich | Template:Gold01 |
| 5 | 10 meter air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2019 | Beijing | Rank4 |
| 6 | 10 meter air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2018 | Munich | Rank4 |
| 7 | 10 meter air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2018 | Guadalajara | Rank7 |
| 8 | Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2019 | Munich | Template:Silver02 |
| 9 | Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle | ISSF World Cup | 2019 | Rio de Janeiro | Template:Gold01 |
| 10 | Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle | ISSF World Cup Final | 2019 | Putian | Template:Silver02 |
| 11 | Indian Senior National Shooting Championship | 2012 | New Delhi | Rank 1 | |
| 12 | Commonwealth Games | 2014 | Glasgow | Rank 1 | |
| 13 | Commonwealth Games | 2018 | Gold Coast | Rank 3 |
Awards
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Women's 10 metre air rifle Finals. glasgow2014.com(26 July 2014). Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 अपूर्वी चंदेला: ओलंपिक में जीत के लिए तैयार. BBC News हिंदी. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Indian Shooter Apurvi Chandela on Winning Gold at ISSF World Cup | The Quint - YouTube. www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Apurvi Chandela takes air rifle gold. The Hindu(25 December 2012). Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Apurvi Chandela profile. Olympic Gold Quest. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Rajasthan shooter Apurvi Chandela. bags 4 medals at Hague meet(10 February 2014). Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ CWG gold winner shooter Apoorvi Chandela is aiming for Olympic games. Patrika Group. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ Apurvi Chandela's fashion game is as on point as her shooting skills(23 May 2019). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Apurvi Chandela Biography, Records and Age. Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Asian Games 2018: Shooters Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar open India's medal tally, clinch mixed air rifle bronze. The Indian Express(20 August 2018). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ Personal coaches must be given credit for Indian shooters' 2018 Commonwealth Games showing. Hindustan Times(2018-05-09). Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ↑ ISSF World Cup: Golden Girl Apurvi shines on the opening day, Sharma, suposh. Sports Flashes(2019-02-23). Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ↑ Gold medallist Apurvi Chandela speaks exclusively to DD News.
- ↑ Apurvi Chandela wins another gold in the ISSF World Cup, Desk, Sports Flashes. Sports Flashes(2019-05-27). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ↑ ISSF Shooting World Cup: Apurvi Chandela bags 10m air rifle gold in Munich. India Today. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ↑ Shooting: Apurvi Chandela, Divyansh Pawar win gold medals in Meyton Cup, India, Press Trust of. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-02-17.