Rhythm Sangwan

Rhythm Sangwan

Personal information
National team	India
Born	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 21)
Education	Delhi Public School
Years active	2021-
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	10 meter air pistol, 25 meter pistol and 25 meter rapid fire pistol
Achievements and titles
Personal best	25 m pistol : 595 WR WJR (2023)
Medal record Women's shooting Representing   India Event 1st 2nd 3rd ISSF World Championships 1 3 0 ISSF Junior World Championships 3 2 - ISSF World Cup 3 1 1 ISSF Junior World Cup 2 - - Total 9 6 1 World Championships 2023 Baku 25 m pistol team 2022 Cairo 25 m standard pistol 2022 Cairo 10 m air pistol team 2022 Cairo 25 m pistol team Asian Championships 2023 Changwon 25 m pistol team Asian Airgun Championships 2022 Daegu 10 m air pistol 2022 Daegu 10 m air pistol mixed team 2022 Daegu 10 m air pistol team

Rhythm Sangwan (born 29 November 2003) is an Indian sport shooter who usually competes in 10 meter air pistol and 25 meter pistol. ^[1] She has won medals in Shooting World Cups and Shooting Championship at junior as well as at senior level. ^{[1] [2]}

She won the gold as part of India team in the women’s 25m pistol team event at the Asian Games along with Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life

Rhythm's father Narender Kumar, who works in the police department and her mother Neelam encouraged her to take up the sport. At the age of 12 years, Rhythm first visited the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi and started her practice. ^[5] She initially trained under Vinit Kumar and her mother used to accompany her to the sessions. She studied at the Delhi Public School in Faridabad.

Career

International

In January 2024, Sangwan took part in the Asian Qualifiers at Jakarta and won a bronze medal in the 25m sports pistol to book a berth for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. It is the 16th quota place for the Indian shooters. ^[6]

In 2023, she took part in the Bhopal World Cup at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy.

In May 2023, she broke the 29-year old record set by Diana Iorgova, the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games silver medallist. ^[7] Rhythm shot 595 in women’s 25m pistol qualification round at the ISSF World Cup in Baku. ^[8] Diana had shot 594 in Milan World Cup in May 1994. She also won the 10m Air Pistol bronze for India. ^[9]

Domestic

In her first National event at the 61st National Shooting Championship in Thiruvananthapuram, Rhythm bagged three gold medals. ^[5]

Awards

Best Young Achiever (Girl) at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2023. ^[5]

References

1. Bureau, Sports (2022-05-15). "Rhythm Sangwan wins sports pistol gold". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-02-28.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
2. Mittal, Megha (2022-10-22). "ISSF World Championships: Rhythm Sangwan qualifies for ranking". News24 English. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
3. Singh, Philem Dipak (2023-09-27). "Asian Games: Indian trio bags gold in women's 25m pistol event". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
4. "Asian Games: Manu, Esha, Rhythm win gold in 25m pistol team". ESPN. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
5. Dey, Santadeep (2023-05-18). "Rhythm Sangwan: The teenager who became India's new shooting sensation". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
6. "Rhythm Sangwan bags India's 16th quota place in shooting for Paris Olympics". The Times of India. 2024-01-11. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-02-03.
7. Chettiar, Ronald (2023-05-13). "ISSF World Cup Baku 2023: India's Rhythm Sangwan breaks world record but falls short of medal". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
8. "Rhythm Sangwan breaks Diana Iorgova's 29-year-old record". The Times of India. 2023-05-13. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-09-27.
9. "Rhythm's progression: From being fascinated by her father's service revolver to winning 10m air pistol bronze at World Cup". The Indian Express. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-09-27.

External links

• Rhythm Sangwan at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• Rhythm Sangwan at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (archived)