Olympic journey
From Tin-Shed Academy [8] to Tokyo Olympics. Just months before event Saurabh Chaudhary was effected by COVID-19. [9] But, sensational shooter Chaudhary [10] fired his way into the finals of the men's 10m air pistol event by topping the qualifications at 1st position with 586/600 [11] with a mind-blowing performance in the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday. Coach hard work at Aryangateways Sports Foundation [12] [13] for Saurabh proved itself in Olympics. Unfortunately in finals medal slipped off even after the entry at first position. [14]
At the age of 16 years, he won Gold n 10m air pistol at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. And shot 244.2 to finish on top ahead of South Korea's Sung Yunho (236.7) and Switzerland's Solari Jason (215.6), who bagged silver and bronze respectively. [15]
2018
Chaudhary became the youngest Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. He participated in the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Argentina and won gold. He won three golds in the Asian Airgun Championship in 2018:the 10m air pistol competition, the team competition and in the mixed team 10m pistol. [16]
2020
In January 2020, he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol. [19]
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