Arjun Singh Cheema (13 June 2001) is an Indian sport shooter.  He competes in the 10m air pistol discipline. He was part of the Indian shooting team that won the 10m air pistol team gold at the 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou, China.[1][2]

Early life

Arjun is born in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab.[3] He did his schooling at Om Prakash Bansal Model School, Mandi Gobindgarh.[4][5] He comes from a sports family. His grand father Sardar Balwinder Singh played football for India while his uncle Jagwinder Singh Cheema holds an Asian Junior Powerlifting record.[5] He started as a swimmer and took part in an International Junior Swimming Championship in Austria before switching to shooting.[5]

Career

Arjun Singh started his professional career in 2015 under the coaches Joshi Parvez, Kumar Holinder and Jaspal Rana. In 2023, he was part of the 3-member team that won gold for India in the 10m air pistol team event at the 2022 Asian Games.[6] In 2019, he won two gold at the 52nd ISSF World Championship held in Korea.[3] In 2018, he was also part of the Indian team that won team gold at the ISSF Junior World Cups held in Suhl and Sydney.[4] In 2018, he also won the gold at the World Championships in 50m pistol for Junior men in Changwon, Korea.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Indian shooters at Asian Games: Events, key dates, format and rules". ESPN. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Youngsters make a big bang, claim 10m air pistol gold". Hindustan Times. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. 1 2 Diary, Punjab (2019-01-28). "Shooter hits the bull's eye". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  4. 1 2 "Arjun Cheema of Fatehgarh Sahib wins shooting gold". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  5. 1 2 3 "Punjab shooter Arjun Cheema eyes ticket to Tokyo". The Times of India. 2019-01-30. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  6. ↑ Sportstar, Team (2023-09-28). "Indian shooters clinch gold in 10m air pistol team event at Asian Games 2023". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  7. ↑ Administrator (2018-09-02). "Arjun Cheema becomes Junior World Champion in 50m Pistol". Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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