Preeti Rajak

Preeti Rajak (born 6 November 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the trap event. She is a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army, where she became the first woman to attain the rank of Subedar. ^[1] Rajak has represented India in various international shooting competitions.

Subedar

Preeti Rajak

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22) Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Indira Gandhi National Open University
Military career
Branch	Indian Army
Years of service	2022 - present
Rank	Subedar
Unit	Corps of Military Police
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event	Trap
Medal record Women's shooting Representing   India Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Trap team Asian Championships 2025 Shymkent Trap team Junior World Cup 2022 Suhl Trap team

Early life

Preeti family in Itarsi in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh. Her mother Jyotsna Rajak is a social worker while her father runs a dry-cleaning shop in Itarsi. Her father took interest in her sports and admitted her at the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy in 2015. ^{[2] [3]} She learnt her basics from coach Indrajeet. Preeti has another sister. In 2023, Preeti secured employment with the Indian Army and now she trains at the Indian Army Range. ^[4] In January of 2024, she became the first woman to reach subedar rank in the Indian Army. ^[1]

Career

Rajak represented the senior Indian team from 2022. In August 2023, she represented Indian trap team in the World Shotgun Championship at Baku, Azerbaijan. ^[5] Earlier on May 27 and 28, she participated in the Shotgun World Cup at Almaty, Kazakhstan. ^{[5] [6]} In May 2023, she also took part in the Shotgun World Cup in Cairo, Egypt ^[5] and also represented India at the Shotgun World Cup at Doha in March 2023. ^[5]

In September 2022, she took part in the trap event at the Junior World Shotgun Championships at Osijek, Croatia. ^{[5] [7]} In July 2022, she represented India in the trap events of the World Shotgun Championships at Changwon, South Korea. In May 2022, she was part of the Senior India team that won silver in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. ^{[2] [8]}

In July 2019, she was part of the Indian team at the Junior World Shotgun Championships at Lonato, Italy. ^[5]

References

1. Dutta, Amrita Nayak (28 January 2024). "Champion trap shooter Preeti Rajak becomes first woman Subedar in Army". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. "MP: Itarsi girl helps team India shoot silver at ISSF Jr World Cup". The Times of India. 17 May 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
3. "Madhya Pradesh academy producing new crop of shooters". The Times of India. 7 October 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
4. "Bhopal: Two MP Shooters Qualify For Asian Games, World Championships". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
5. "Junior World Shotgun Championships Shooting sports 2022 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
6. "India end fifth at Almaty Shotgun World Cup". The Times of India. 28 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
7. "Shooting Junior World Championship: India finish outside podium". The Times of India. 22 September 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
8. "Indian trap teams bag two silver medals at Suhl Junior World Cup". The Times of India. 14 May 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

• Preeti Rajak at the International Shooting Sport Federation