Avneet Sidhu
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Avneet Kaur Sidhu is an India
n shooter. She won the gold medal in the Women's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) with Tejaswini Sawant
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
. She contested in the 10 m air rifle and 50 m rifle three positions at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
Her various achievements in national and international events are:
In August 2006, winning an Olympic quota for India in the 49th World Shooting Championship held at Zagreb (Croatia), she became the sixth sportsperson (shooting) of the country to book a quota place in the Olympic Games 2008 Beijing, China.
Among the long tally of her achievements, a bronze medal that she won in the 15th Asian Games held at Doha (Qatar) in 2006, a bronze in the 11th Asian Shooting Championship held in Kuwait and a gold medal in AISL Australia Cup II held at Sydney in March 2008 are the major ones.
Speaking to The Tribune, the elated shooter informed that she had won more than a dozen gold medals and lots of silver and bronze medals at different competitions that she participated in at the international and national level.
Besides this, she has represented India in 12th World Cups.She scored 397 out of 400 in the World Championship, 2006 and earned an Olympic quota place for India.
She is the first woman shooter from Punjab to represent India in the Beijing Olympic Games, 2008 and the first woman shooter from Punjab to win the Commonwealth and Asian Games medals.
Recipient of Punjab State Award, She was conferred with the Arjuna Award
by President Mrs. Pratibha Patil on 29th August, 2008.
She started her shooting career in 2001 from the Dasmesh Girls’ College, Badal. Impressing all with her calibre, in a short span of six years, she reached the top and secured a gold and a silver medal in the 18th Commonwealth Games—2006, held at Melbourne (Australia).
She started her shooting career in 2001 while pursuing her Bachelor in Computer Applications degree from Dasmesh Girls College, Badal, the native village of S. Parkash Singh Badal.She completed her Masters degree in English literature in 2005.
She has won around 60 medals in various national and international events.
She worked as Assistant Manager in Air India. Acknowledging the glory that renowned shooter Avneet Kaur Sidhu of Bathinda has brought to her home state, the Punjab government has decided to honour her by offering the post of deputy superintendent of police (DSP).
captain Rajpal Singh
by the year-end.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n shooter. She won the gold medal in the Women's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) with Tejaswini Sawant
Tejaswini Sawant
Tejaswini Sawant is an Indian shooter from the Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur belongs to a Maratha family. Her father Ravindra Sawant was an officer in the Indian Navy. She is presently supported by Olympic Gold Quest....
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
. She contested in the 10 m air rifle and 50 m rifle three positions at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
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.
Her various achievements in national and international events are:
Awards & achievements
- Commonwealth Games 2006, Melbourne - Gold medal Team
- Commonwealth Games 2006, Melbourne - Silver Medal Individual
- Asian Games,Doha 2006 - Bronze medal
- 11th Asian Shooting Championship, Kuwait, 2007 - Bronze medal
- 33rd National Games, Guwahati, 2007 - two silver medals
- 51st National Shooting Championship,Ahmedabad - Gold medal
- 2008: Arjuna AwardArjuna awardThe Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
In August 2006, winning an Olympic quota for India in the 49th World Shooting Championship held at Zagreb (Croatia), she became the sixth sportsperson (shooting) of the country to book a quota place in the Olympic Games 2008 Beijing, China.
Among the long tally of her achievements, a bronze medal that she won in the 15th Asian Games held at Doha (Qatar) in 2006, a bronze in the 11th Asian Shooting Championship held in Kuwait and a gold medal in AISL Australia Cup II held at Sydney in March 2008 are the major ones.
Speaking to The Tribune, the elated shooter informed that she had won more than a dozen gold medals and lots of silver and bronze medals at different competitions that she participated in at the international and national level.
Besides this, she has represented India in 12th World Cups.She scored 397 out of 400 in the World Championship, 2006 and earned an Olympic quota place for India.
She is the first woman shooter from Punjab to represent India in the Beijing Olympic Games, 2008 and the first woman shooter from Punjab to win the Commonwealth and Asian Games medals.
Recipient of Punjab State Award, She was conferred with the Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
by President Mrs. Pratibha Patil on 29th August, 2008.
Biography
Born in 1981, Avneet did her schooling from St.Joseph's Convent School in Bathinda.She started her shooting career in 2001 from the Dasmesh Girls’ College, Badal. Impressing all with her calibre, in a short span of six years, she reached the top and secured a gold and a silver medal in the 18th Commonwealth Games—2006, held at Melbourne (Australia).
She started her shooting career in 2001 while pursuing her Bachelor in Computer Applications degree from Dasmesh Girls College, Badal, the native village of S. Parkash Singh Badal.She completed her Masters degree in English literature in 2005.
She has won around 60 medals in various national and international events.
She worked as Assistant Manager in Air India. Acknowledging the glory that renowned shooter Avneet Kaur Sidhu of Bathinda has brought to her home state, the Punjab government has decided to honour her by offering the post of deputy superintendent of police (DSP).
Personal life
She is all set to get married to the Indian hockeyHockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
captain Rajpal Singh
Rajpal Singh
Rajpal Singh is the captain of India national hockey team. He plays from the forward position.-FIH World Cup:...
by the year-end.