Gagan Narang (
Punjabi:ਗਗਨ ਨਾਰੰਗ
Hindi: गगन नारंग ) is an ace
Indian shooter, especially in Air rifle shooting, supported by the
Olympic Gold Quest. He is the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics.
Career
Gagan Narang added 4 gold medals to the Indian tally at the recently concluded
2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. In the Men's 10 m air rifle singles event, he shot a perfect 600 which was a new record. Gagan also clinched a silver medal in his pet event at the
Asian Games 2010. He also combined with
Abhinav Bindra and
Sanjeev Rajput to provide the country with another silver, in the team event behind champions China. Both of his silves were won on the opening day of Asian Games
Gagan Narang is a gold medalist in the
Afro Asian games, 2003 in
Hyderabad on October 26, 2003 in Men's 10m air rifle competition. a
rediff.com article about Afro-Asian Games He had won an air rifle gold medal at the
World Cup 2006 and followed that event in April 2008.
In a pre-Olympic event in
Hannover,
Germany, Gagan shot an air rifle score higher than the world record, 704.3 as opposed to 703.1 set by
Thomas Farnik of
Austria in the World Cup 2006.
Gagan qualified for the
2008 ISSF World Cup Final after he won a bronze in the World Cup in...
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