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Gagan Narang won 4 Gold medals at 2006 Commonwealth Games. Narang qualified for the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final after he won a gold in the World Cup in China earlier in 2008. Gagan shot a perfect 600 in the qualification round.
Narang went on to win gold in the 10m Air Rifle category at the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final, this after shooting a world record score. At London 2012, all eyes were firmly fixed on the defending champion Abhinav Bindra, allowing Narang to flourish in the shadows.
Mar 1, 2024 · Narang shot to fame in 2003 by bagging a gold medal at the Afro Asian Games in 10m air rifle event. Post three years, he bagged his first gold medal at the ISSF World Cup, a victory which he replicated in 2010.
Aug 4, 2024 · Gagan Narang said he was happy to see Swapnil win a medal. Narang said India should celebrate all of its Olympians. India's 3 medals in shooting in Paris has been hailed as the best showing by shooters in the history of Olympics by Chef-de-mission and Olympic medallist Gagan Narang.
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Despite hailing from a Haryana-based Punjabi family, Gagan was born in Chennai in 1983. His father was the chief manager of Air India, and due to his father's job, Gagan was brought up in Hyderabad. He completed his higher studies at Osmania University, but it was in his childhood years that Gagan developed an inclination towards shooting after his...
The 2004 Olympics was a setback from which Gagan learned a few lessons, and he made a strong comeback at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. His gunshots made headlines as Gagan claimed four gold medals Down Under, in two individual and as many team events. Three bronze medals at the 2006 Doha Asian Games were the silver lining to a glorious yea...
In London, Gagan breezed past the qualifying rounds to book a slot in the final as the third-placed candidate, with an accumulation of 598 points, one short of Romania’s Alin Moldoveanu. All eyes were on the "Royal Artillery Barracks" as eight shooters took center stage for the penultimate showdown. Also Read: Indian shooters likely to shift traini...
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...
Watch India's Gagan Narang win a bronze medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle at the 2012 London Olympics.
