Akhil Sheoran (born 23 July 1995) is a professional Indian sport shooter, supported by OGQ.[1] He won the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event, at the 2023 ISSF World Championships, in Baku.[2][3][4]

Akhil Sheoran
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born23 July 1995
Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationGraduate
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Life partnerSingle
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 50 m rifle 3 positions team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 50 m rifle 3 positions
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tehran 10 m air rifle team
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju 10 metre air rifle team

Early life and education edit

Akhil Sheoran was born in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. ^ "Akhil Sheoran secures India's fifth Olympics quota in shooting". The Times of India. 2023-08-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  3. ^ "ISSF World Championships 2023: India's Akhil Shreoran secures Paris 2024 Olympic quota". olympics.com.
  4. ^ Scroll Staff (2022-12-09). "Shooting Nationals: Anish Bhanwala betters own rapid-fire pistol national record, wins four gold too". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. ^ "Akhil Sheoran secures India's fifth Olympics quota in shooting | Technology". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  6. ^ "Akhil Sheoran wins bronze, Olympic quota at Baku Shooting Worlds". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.