Rudransh Khandelwal

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Rudransh Khandelwal (born 19 November 2006) [1] is an Indian para shooter from Rajasthan who competes in the 50m pistol event in SH1 category. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. [2] [3] He finished 9th in the 10m Air Pistol event qualification round and did not advance to the final. In the 50m pistol SH1 qualifying event, he finished 22nd. [1]

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Early life

Khandelwal is from Bharatpur, Rajasthan. In 2015, while attending a cousin's marriage, he lost his leg in a fireworks blast. [4]

Career

Khandewal won a silver medal at the Para Shooting World Cup at New Delhi in March 2024. In the mixed 50m pistol event, he shot 530 and won a silver medal along with Nihal (527) and Singhraj Adhana (516) to aggregate a total score of 1573. [2] He won two gold at his second international event at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Osijek, Croatia in October 2023. [4] He also created a world record in the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 category at the same event in Croatia. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/rudransh-khandelwal_2501827
  2. 1 2 PTI (2024-03-11). "Para World Cup: Pistol shooter Rudransh Khandelwal wins silver". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. PTI (2024-03-11). "Para Shooting World Cup: Rudransh Khandelwal wins silver in mixed 50m pistol event". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  4. 1 2 "Asian Para Games: Teenage star Khandelwal aiming for the top". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  5. "Para-shooter Rudransh creates world record on way to pistol gold at WSPS World Cup". The Times of India. 2023-07-10. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  6. PTI (2023-07-10). "Para-shooter Rudransh creates world record on way to pistol gold at WSPS World Cup, Avani falters". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2024-08-14.