Isaiah Rajendra Sanam (born 1977) is an Indian archer from Hyderabad. He became the first Indian to win an Asian Championship gold medal in men's category.[1] He won the gold at the 16th Asian Archery Championships in compound bow section at Bali, Indonesia. He beat local archer Nyoman Puruhito.[2][3]
Early life edit
He started shooting with a bow for fun but later joined and took up archery as a sport at the Andhra Sports School in Hyderabad.
Career edit
2009: He won the gold at the Asian Championship in men's Compound bow category and later was part of the Indian team that won the men's Compound team event.[4] Later, he missed the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games as the Federation opted for youth.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Compound archers, shinning spot of Indian archery in 2009". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "My next target is 2010 CWG archery gold: Sanam". Zee News. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Sanam bags gold medal". The Hindu. 2009-11-21. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "My next target is 2010 CWG gold: Sanam". The Times of India. 2009-11-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Big names fail as AAI picks 24 probables for CWG". The Times of India. 2010-07-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.