Nihal Singh (born 22 April 1999)[1] is an Indian para shooter from Rajasthan.[2] He competes in the P3 25m pistol individual event in SH1 category. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[3] Despite his quota berth in 50m pistol event being surrendered due to new limitation of quotas per country in each category,[4][5] he made it to the Paralympics in the P3 25 m pistol SH1 event and also played the mixed event. He finished 10th with a score of 569 in the qualification round and missed the finals.[6] In the P4 50 m pistol SH1 event, he scored 522 and finished 19th in the qualification round.[6]
Early life
editSingh was born in Khanpur Ahir, a village situated on the Rajasthan-Haryana border. He is from an agrarian family. In 2015, he convinced his mother to enroll him at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Alwar. Later, he joined the Sports Authority of India training centre. He completed his B.A. and post graduation from Rajasthan University.
Career
editSingh won a bronze medal at the Para Shooting World Cup at New Delhi in March 2024. He won a silver medal in the mixed 50m pistol event; he shot 527 and won a silver medal along with Rudransh Khandelwal (530) and Singhraj Adhana (516) to aggregate a total score of 1573.[7][8] He won a gold and a silver at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Osijek, Croatia in October 2023.[9] In the 2022 World Shooting Para-Sports (WPS) World Championship at Al Ain, in November 2022, he finished fourth in the qualification final. ahead of Singhraj.[10]
References
edit- ^ https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/web/ranking/sh/pdf/type/WR/list/464
- ^ https://kheloindia.gov.in/uploads/Induction%20Para%20Athletes.pdf
- ^ PTI (2023-09-29). "Four para shooters bag 2024 Paris Games berths at Lima World Championships". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Paralympic Committee of India Forced To Surrender Tokyo Paralympics Hero Singhraj Adhana's Paris Quota Due To Change In International Paralympic Committee Rules". Outlook India. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Indian shooters Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat fail to clear qualification round in Paralympics". The Times of India. 2024-09-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ a b "Paris Paralympics: Nihal Singh, Rudransh Khandelwal Miss Out On Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Final | Olympics News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ PTI (2024-03-11). "Para World Cup: Pistol shooter Rudransh Khandelwal wins silver". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ PTI (2024-03-11). "Para Shooting World Cup: Rudransh Khandelwal wins silver in mixed 50m pistol event". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Para-shooter Rudransh creates world record on way to pistol gold at WSPS World Cup". The Times of India. 2023-07-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Para-shooting World Cup: India Win Gold in P3 Mixed 25m Pistol Team Event; Rahul Jahkar Bags Bronze". News18. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2024-08-14.