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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1999 Meerut, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5’4 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double trap, Olympic Trap | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ahvar Rizvi (born 15 December 1999) is an Indian Sports Shooter. [1] He won a gold medal and Team Silver medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Championship 2017 in Moscow, Russia. He won a Gold Medal And a team gold medal at the World Championship 2018 in Changwon, South Korea. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Ahvar Rizvi was born on 15 December 1999 in mahal village district Meerut, Uttar pradesh. His fathar name asif hasan and mother farin khatun. [7]
Ahvar Rizvi started his career in 2015. [8] He won a gold medal and Team Silver medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Championship 2017 in Moscow, Russia. He won a Gold Medal And a team gold medal at the World Championship 2018 in Changwon, South Korea. [9] In 2018 He won gold medal in men's double trap at the 62nd National Shotgun Championship in Jaipur. [10]
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