Saurabh Chaudhary (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the 10 m air pistol event. He rose to fame after clinching the gold medal in the 10 m air pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games, becoming the youngest Indian ever to win an Asian Games gold at just 16 years old. He set a world junior record with a score of 246.3 in the 10 m air pistol category in 2019, a record he still holds as of 2025. In recognition of his achievements, he was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2020.
Early life Chaudhary was born in a Jat family of farmers in Kalina village, Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh. He took up shooting at 13 and practised daily, travelling 15 km each way on buses to his club run.
Career Months before Tokyo Olympics, Chaudhary was effected by COVID-19. But, Chaudhary fired his way into the finals of the men's 10m air pistol event by topping the qualifications at 1st position with 586/600 with a mind-blowing performance in the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday. Coach hard work at Aryangateways Sports Foundation for Saurabh proved itself in Olympics. Unfortunately in finals medal slipped off even after the entry at first position.
At the age of 16 years, he won Gold n 10m air pistol at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. And shot 244.2 to finish on top ahead of South Korea's Sung Yunho (236.7) and Switzerland's Solari Jason (215.6), who bagged silver and bronze respectively.
2018 Chaudhary became the youngest Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. He participated in the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Argentina and won gold. He won three golds in the Asian Airgun Championship in 2018:the 10m air pistol competition, the team competition and in the mixed team 10m pistol.
2019 In February he won the gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Delhi.
In April, he participated in Mixed Team 10m pistol with Manu Bhaker and won gold at ISSF World Cup in Beijing.
In May he won gold and broke the world and junior records in 10m pistol ISSF World Cup in Munich.
2020 In January 2020, he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship.in men's 10 metre air pistol.
2021 In the men's 10 metre air pistol event of the Tokyo Olympics he managed to reach the final finishing in 7th place.
2025 Saurabh returned to shooting in January 2025, setting a national record in 10m men's air pistol shooting with a score of 591,https://www.firstpost.com/sports/saurabh-chaudhary-comeback-national-shooting-championships-record-explained-13850400.html winning the national selection trials. https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/saurabh-chaudhary-shooting-trials-india-pistol-team-world-cup-9836626/
Performance record Youth Olympic Games YearChampionshipVenueEventRankScore2018Youth Olympic GamesBuenos Aires10m air pistolScore:580,Final:244.2
World Championship YearChampionshipsVenueEventRankNote2017World Junior ChampionshipsSuhl10m air pistol4thScore:578,Final:198.02018World Junior ChampionshipsChangwon10m air pistolscore:581,Final:245.5ChangwonMixed team 10m air pistolscore:761,Final:407.3
Asian Games YearChampionshipVenueEventRankScore20182018 Asian GamesPalembang10m air pistolscore:586,Final:240.7
World Cup 10m air pistol YearChampionshipsVenueEventRankScore2021ISSF World CupNew Delhi10m air pistol2ndScore:587,Final:243.22019 ISSF World CupISSF World CupNew Delhi10m air pistol1stScore:587,Final:245.0WRMunich10m air pistol1stscore:586,Final:246.3WR Jr. Sr.Rio de Janeiro10m air pistol3rdscore:584,Final:221.92019ISSF World Cup FinalPutian10m air pistol6thScore:581,Final:159.82018Junior World CupSuhl10m air pistol1stScore:583,Final:243.7
Mixed team YearChampionshipsVenueEventRankScore2021ISSF World CupNew DelhiMixed team 10m air pistolScore:384,Final:162019 ISSF World CupISSF World CupNew DelhiMixed team 10m air pistolScore:767,Final:478.9BeijingMixed team 10m air pistolScore:482,Final16MunichMixed team 10m air pistolscore:591,Final:17Rio de JaneiroMixed team 10m air pistolScore:-,Final:172019ISSF World Cup FinalPutianMixed team 10m air pistolscore:389,Final:132018Junior World CupSuhlMixed team 10m air pistolScore:767,Final:478.9
Honours The Times of India TOISA Shooter of the Year: 2021
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See also
National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Sports Authoruity of India (SAI) Uttar Pradesh State Rifle Association (UPSRA)
References
External links
Aryangateways Sports Foundation (AGSF)