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    Gagan Narang (born 6 May 1983) is an Indian sport shooter, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a final score of 701.1 on 30 July 2012.

  2. May 3, 2021 · Narang became a national hero as he opened the medal counter for India at the 2012 London Games. After a couple of medal-winning performances at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth...

  3. Building up to the 2008 Olympics, Gagan Narang was in top form and looked for a podium finish. But on the big stage in Beijing, he missed out on the final of the 10m Air Rifle event only on countback while Abhinav Bindra went on to become the first Indian to become an individual Olympic gold medallist.

  4. Mar 1, 2024 · Noticing his love for the sport, Gagan’s father gifted him an air pistol when he was only 14; with the belief that one day he would shoot for glory, and he eventually did so. Narang shot to fame in 2003 by bagging a gold medal at the Afro Asian Games in 10m air rifle event.

  5. Feb 23, 2016 · Here's everything you need to know about India's ace shooter and 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang.

  6. Mar 1, 2012 · Gagan Narange one of the Worlds top rifle shooters, with his brilliant score 703.5, who was the first qualifier in India for London Olympic 2012, currently supported by Olympic Gold Quest. Here, we can see the personal details with his favorite matters ...

  7. Jul 6, 2020 · The Olympic torch that lit the flame. Gagan Narang has represented India in four different Olympic Games, and each of them was a realization of a dream that took seed when he was just nine-years-old. “As a kid in 1992 when the Barcelona Games were happening, we had a black and white television.

  8. Jul 31, 2012 · London. Two years ago Gagan Narang was on the verge of quitting shooting. The sport had fetched him numerous medals in international events, including the Asian and Commonwealth Games. But he...

  9. May 26, 2020 · Gagan Narang etched his name in the annals of Indian sport by winning a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. That medal somewhat made up for the...

  10. Gagan Narang has since gone on to add more gloss to his already-stacked medals and trophy cabinet and is a national sports icon, providing inspiration for future stars like Apurvi Chandela and mentoring impressive youngsters like Elavenil Valarivan, through his academy Gun for Glory.