Jitu Rai
जीतू राय
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
[1] Sankhuwasabha, Nepal | 26 August 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank |
3 (10 metre air pistol)[2] 4 (50 metre pistol)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) |
10 metre air pistol 50 metre pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jitu Rai (born 26 August 1987) is a Nepali Bhasi Indian shooter of Indian Gorkha ethnic group who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 50 metre pistol events. Government of India announced Khel Ratna Award for him in 2016. [4]
Early life
His early life was spent in a village of Sankhuwa Sabha district of Nepal. He is the fourth brother among five siblings. Naib-Subedar in the 11 Gorkha Rifles in Lucknow my of Indian Army. Rai is an Indian citizen as he possesses an Indian passport. He also has a certificate of participation in the 2011 National Games where he represented Uttar Pradesh.
“He has a valid Indian passport. He is an Indian citizen as per Citizenship ACT 1955,” said Amul Asthana, commandant of the Lucknow based 11 GRCC-Rai’s regiment.[5]
Rai first made it to the Army's shooting squad in 2010-11 but failed to live up to expectations and was subsequently sent back to his unit, putting an end to his training at the AMU in Mhow.[6]
Career
In 2014, at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, he won the silver medal in the 10 metre air pistol event. Following this, in Maribor, Rai won two medals; a silver in the 50 metre pistol event, and a gold in the 10 metre air pistol event. In the process, he won three medals in nine days at the World Cup[7] and also became the first person to have won two medals at a single world cup for India.[8] Following his achievements, he was ranked number 1 in the world, in 10 metre air pistol and number 4, in 50 metre pistol, in July 2014.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Rai created the Games record in the qualification round of the 50 metre pistol event, having scored 562 points.[9] He went on to win the gold medal in the event, scoring 194.1 points in the final, thus creating another Games record.[10]
In the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon in South Korea, Jitu won the gold medal in the 50 m pistol category.[11][12] He also won a bronze in the men's 10 m air pistol team event.
In 2016, he won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan in the 10m Air Pistol event.
Jitu Rai had had a bad outing earlier in the 10m pistol event.
During the 2016 Olympics in the 10 M air pistol event, Jitu Rai made a remarkable comeback to sneak into the final, but failed to replicate his form as he finished last in the final of the 10 M air pistol event today. The man from Lucknow lost the plot early on and could not recover, but was back for his favorite 50m pistol event on Wednesday.He made a flying start to the qualifiers with a 10-pointer, and then followed it up with two 9s. But that start did not last long as Jitu fell behind a bit with some mediocre shooting in the latter part. At one point, he dropped down to the 14th place after scoring 92 out of a possible 100 from the first round.[13] After a disappointing first round, Jitu Rai was back in his element, though. He hit three bullseyes to hit a 95 in the second round and take his total to 187 points. However, inconsistency did not leave Jitu Rai, as he struggled once again in the third round. He managed only 90 points in that round and dropped down to the 12th spot. But, Jitu made up for the third round with some fantastic shooting in the fourth and the fifth. It was not to be in the end, though. After starting the last round in fourth place, he messed up his first three shots to slip to 6th. With only the top-8 qualifying for the final, he came back to 4th but again hit an 8 in the 6th shot. Another bad shot of 7 on the penultimate shot and he missed the final spot by a whisker. It was a disappointing slide to 12th spot after Jitu was firmly in finals territory.[14]
Summer Olympics
Year | Event | Rank | Notes |
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2016 Rio | |||
10 m air rifle | 8 | ||
50 m pistol | 12 |
References
- ↑ "RAI Jitu".
- ↑ "10 metre air pistol World rankings". issf-sports.org. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "50 metre rifle World rankings". issf-sports.org. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/khel-ratna-for-sindhu-sakshi-dipa-and-jitu-coach-nandi-to-be-bestowed-with-the-dronacharya-award/354078/
- ↑ "CWG gold medalist Jitu Rai gets no recognition from UP govt due to domicile status".
- ↑ "Gorkha Jitu Rai is the new Pistol King - Times of India".
- ↑ "Air Pistol: India's Rai smiles - three world cup medals in 9 days". issf-sports.org. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Jitu Rai wins gold in ISSF World Cup". The New Indian Express. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Men's 50 m Air Pistol result". glasgow2014.com. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol event at CGW 2014". Patrika Group (28 July 2014). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Jitu Rai wins gold for India on opening day of Asian Games - TOI Mobile". The Times of India Mobile Site. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ↑ "Asian Games: Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol event - Times of India".
- ↑ "India at Rio day-1 : Paes-Bopanna, shooters disappoint, Hockey team registers win". 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 - Archers and boxer Manoj Kumar dazzle, while Jitu Rai falters". 10 August 2016.