Shahzar Rizvi

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Shahzar Rizvi
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 28) [1]
Meerut, India
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country India
Sport Shooting
RankNo.1 (1 May 2018)
Event(s) 10 metre air pistol
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Changwon 10 m team air pistol
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Mexico 10 m air pistol
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Changwon 10 m air pistol

Shahzar Rizvi (born 18 June 1994) Is an Indian Ace shooter. As a shooter, competing in the 10 metre air pistol event, he won a gold medal in the 2018 ISSF World Cup and in 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships. Shahzar shot a world record score of 242.3 points in the final to clinch Gold on his debut in ISSF World Cup. [2]

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Shahzar Rizvi started his career in 2009. In 2018 he defeated all the gold medalist Olympians in ISSF World Cup in Mexico with Omprakash Mitharwal. Rizvi Bhai is a Team Member of A Team with Manu Bhaker and Omprkash Mitharwal. He created a World Record with a score 242.3 points.

Early life

His early life was spent in Mawana Khurd, a small village in Meerut, India. He is eldest among three siblings.

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References

  1. "Shahzar Rizvi". Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  2. "ISSF World Cup: Debutant Shahzar Rizvi wins gold with world record, Jitu Rai gets bronze". Times Of India. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.