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Honorary Captain Vijay Kumar Sharma, AVSM, SM (born 19 August 1985) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics . [2]
Apr 12, 2022 · Among the eight finalists of the men's 25m rapid fire pistol (RFP) event at the 2021 National Championships was a familiar name: Vijay Kumar, the 2012 London Olympics silver medallist.
Indian shooter Vijay Kumar’s silver medal at the 2012 London Games was India’s first-ever Olympic medal in a pistol event. Long before Vijay Kumar won his silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, India was already a recognised hub for sports shooting.
Jul 24, 2023 · Olympic Games silver medallist pistol shooter Vijay Kumar is "shocked" that his name has been ignored for the post of High Performance Coach (HPC) by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and that they have not deemed it worthy to even communicate the decision to him. Vijay Kumar. (TOI Photo)
Oct 9, 2022 · Yet, here’s a shooter who went to one Olympics, brought one silver, and is under no illusion that a medal will simply conjure out of a target. The Rapid Fire is shooting’s only surviving event from 1896. Vijay Kumar knows the old ways of pickled-in-perfection preparation. He doesn’t promise a medal, but will try his best.
Four years after his last international tournament, London Olympics silver medallist pistol shooter Vijay Kumar returned to the national squad on Thursday. Kumar, who was second in 25m rapid fire...
Nov 23, 2021 · Former Indian shooter Vijay Kumar, who won the silver medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol at the 2012 London Olympics, is set to make a comeback after five years. Vijay Kumar, now 36, is playing in the national shooting championships 2021, which began on November 18 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
Nov 22, 2021 · When Vijay Kumar takes the 25m rapid fire field in the shooting Nationals on Thursday, it will be a comeback that Indian shooting has been waiting for a long time. The 2012 London Games silver medallist, who has been out of the sport for almost five years, will shoot in the Nationals after four years.
May 18, 2020 · Indian shooter Vijay Kumar believes Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore ’s success at the 2004 Athens Olympics was a watershed moment for Indian shooting and paved the way for future triumphs, including his own silver medal at the Games eight years later.
Jul 26, 2023 · Olympic pistol shooter Vijay Kumar is "shocked" that the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has rejected his application for the position of High-Performance Coach (HPC) and that they have not even thought it appropriate to inform him of their decision.
