Anish Bhanwala
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 26, 2002 Kashandi, Sonipat, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Shooter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 25 meter rapid fire pistol, 25 meter pistol, and 25 meter standard pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anish Bhanwala is an Indian Shooter. He is from Karnal Haryana who competes in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol, 25 meter pistol, and 25 meter standard pistol events. Anish has been a part of the Indian Shooting Team since 2017. He has represented India at the ISSF Junior World Championship 2017(Suhl), Commonwealth Shooting Championships 2017(Brisbane), ISSF World Cup 2018(Guadalajara) and ISSF Junior World Cup 2018(Sydney)[1]
Career
In ISSF Junior World Championship 2017, Suhl, Anish won two gold two silver and one bronze for India.[2]
In 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships he won silver in 25m Rapid Fire Men. [3][4]
In ISSF Junior World Cup 2018, Sydney he won one individual gold and one team silver in 25m Rapid Fire Junior Men. [5]
Early life
Born in Kasandi village in Gohana Tehsil, Sonipat, Haryana. His passion for shooting came while participating in modern pentathlon events. He has represented the country at U-12 modern pentathlon World Championships in 2013 and Asian modern pentathlon Championships in 2015. Shooting was his favourite among the five sports of modern pentathlon. [6] Despite having no family background in sport, he had the full support of his parents, His father borrowed a pistol for him to shoot at a range in a school in Karnal. [7] He moved to Delhi in 2014 to have the best facilities to practice. [8]
Awards and recognition
Mahindra Scorpio TOISA 2018 award for EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR.[9]
References
- ^ "Anish wins India's 3rd individual gold in Jr. World Cup". business-standard. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "India finish second in Junior Shooting World Championship". TOI. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Commonwealth Shooting Championships: Anish Bhanwala Clinches Silver, Neeraj Kumar Bags Bronze". NDTV. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Anish, Neeraj win silver and bronze in Commonwealth Shooting Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "ISSF Junior World Cup: Anish Bhanwala bags gold in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol". Zee News. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Shooter Anish makes it to five senior teams". TOI. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Elder sister Muskan Bhanwala follows in brother Anish's footsteps, wins gold at ISSF Junior World Cup". IndianExpress. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Meet Anish and Muskan Bhanwala, the teenage siblings from Karnal who are shooting up a storm". scroll.in. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Mahindra Scorpio TOISA: Pistol sensation Anish Bhanwala is Emerging Player of the Year". TOI. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.