Nepali Bhasi Indian
shooter of Indian Gorkha ethnic group
Date-wise Events / Works
2011: He participated in
the 2011 National Games where he represented Uttar Pradesh.
2014: At the 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. He became the first person to
have won two medals at a single world cup for India.
2014 Commonwealth Games: He
created the Games record in the qualification round of the
50 metre pistol event, having scored 562 points. He went on
to win the gold medal in the event, scoring 194.1 points in
the final, thus creating another Games record.
2014 Asian Games: Held at
Incheon in South Korea, he won the gold medal in the 50 m
pistol category. He also won a bronze in the men's 10 m air
pistol team event.
July 2014: He was ranked
number 1 in the world, in 10 metre air pistol and number 4
in 50 metre pistol.
2016: He was awarded Khel
Ratna Award by the Govt of India.
2016: He won a silver medal
at the ISSF World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan in the 10m
Air Pistol event.
March 01, 2017: He won the
first gold medal for India in the ISSF Shooting World Cup at
the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
General
He competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 50 metre
pistol events.
He is a Naib Subedar in the 11 Gorkha Rifles of Indian
Army (as of Feb, 2017).
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