Template:Infobox sportsperson Bhowneesh Mendiratta (born 30 June 1999) is an Indian trap shooter.[1]
Early life and education
He graduated from the Delhi Public School, Faridabad in 2017. He went on to study at the Delhi University.[2]
Career
He started with double trap shooting, but gave it in favour of trap after double trap was dropped as an Olympic event.[3]
He was part of the team that won a silver medal at the trap competition at the 2022 ISSF World Cup.[4]
By finishing fourth at the 2022 World Shotgun Championships in the men's trap competition, he won the first Indian quota for the Paris Olympics.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Bhowneesh Mendiratta. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ Paralympic, Olympic participants get direct admission in DU. India Today. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ Learnt to enjoy the sport from Virat Kohli: Bhowneesh Mendiratta. The Times of India(2022-10-06). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ ISSF Shooting World Cup: Indian trio of Prithviraj, Vivaan, Bhowneesh capture silver in Trap team event. TimesNow(2022-07-14). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ Bhowneesh earns India's first Paris Olympics quota. ESPN(2022-09-28). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ Bhowneesh Mendiratta: Will do anything for the Olympic gold medal, Dey, Santadeep. Sportstar(2022-09-30). Retrieved 2023-10-24.