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Rahi Sarnobat (Shooter) Wiki, Biography, Images, Awards, Family & More
Rahi Sarnobat is an Indian athlete who competes in the 25 meters pistol shooting. She is the first ever Indian female shooter to win gold at the Asian Games. Rahi Sarnobat won her first gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. She won the Gold at 2018 Jakarta Palembang in Women’s 25 meter pistol event. In 2010, She had won two gold medals in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, first of the two golds in 25m pistol event in pair with Anisa Sayyed. Rahi won the bronze medal in world cup 2011 and got selected for London Olympics in 2012, thereby becoming the first Indian shooter to qualify for the 25 meters sports pistol event in the Olympics. In May 2015, Rahi was recommended for the country’s prestigious, Arjuna Award by the National Rifle Association of India(NRAI). Check out below for Rahi Sarnobat Wiki, Biography, Images, Awards, Family, Husband and more.
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Rahi Sarnobat Wiki
Rahi Sarnobat was born on October 30, 1990, at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. She is coached by Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at Shiva Chattrapati Sports Complex, Pune. Her inspiration is fellow Maharashtrian and 50m rifle prone world champion Tejaswini Sawant. She is India’s first pistol shooter to win a gold medal in the world cup. She won the 25m pistol event in the ISSF World cup in Changwon. In 2014, she won gold in women’s 25-metre pistol at the Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow. In the same year, Rahi Sarnobat bagged the Bronze medal in the 25-metre pistol team event at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, where she teamed up with Anisa Sayyed and Heena Sidhu.
Rahi Sarnobat Biography
Name | Rahi Sarnobat |
Real Name | Rahi Jeevan Sarnobat |
Nickname | Rahi |
Profession | Indian Shooter |
Date of Birth | 30 October 1990 |
Age | 27 (as of 2018) |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Father Name | Jeevan sarnobat |
Mother Name | Prabha sarnobat |
Religion | Hindu |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
School | UshaRaje high school, Kolhapur |
College | Vivekananda College Kolhapur, Maharashtra |
Hobbies | Cycling, Reading Books, Long Driving, and Listening Music |
Hometown | Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Married | No |
Husband Name | NA |
Current City | Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India |
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Rahi Sarnobat Awards
ISSF World Cup | ||
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 Bronze | 2011 USA | 25 meter pistol |
 Gold | 2013 South Korea | 25 meter pistol |
Commonwealth Games | ||
 Gold | 2010 Delhi | 25 m pistol pairs |
 Gold | 2014 Glasgow | 25 meter pistol |
 Silver | 2010 Delhi | 25 meter pistol |
Asian Games | ||
 Bronze | 2014 Incheon | Women’s 25 m pistol team |
 Gold | 2018 Jakarta Palembang  | Women’s 25 m pistol |
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