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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.
Aug 2, 2020 · Indian shooter Vijay Kumar’s silver medal at the London 2012 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...
May 13, 2022 · The crowd at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi for the 64th Shooting Nationals in November 2021 was in for a big surprise, as after a five-year absence, Olympic silver medalist shooter Vijay Kumar made a return to competitive shooting.
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.
Dec 4, 2019 · Vijay Kumar, The Army Man Who Won Us Shooting Medals At Olympics, World Cup, Commonwealth And Asian Games. Among the shooters who have brought glory to India in the last 15 years or so, Vijay Kumar is not a name that is taken as often as the likes of Abhinav Bindra or Gagan Narang.
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.
