BABU Sidhartha

Date of Birth: 21 May 1979

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH1

Place of residence : BENGALURU

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	40
	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	163.0
19	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	612.2
46	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	626.9
Asian Para Games
10	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Jakarta, INA	606.6

Meditation, yoga. (tv.mathrubhumi.com, 06 Nov 2019)

Computer Science - Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram, IND

Languages spoken:

English, Malayalam

Other sports:

Prior to his accident he was a professional kickboxing instructor and held a black belt in the sport. (hindu.com, 26 Mar 2011)

He first used an air rifle when he was a schoolboy. "It was my cousin's rifle. We had used a compass to make the target circles. The shot hit the compass mark." (newindianexpress.com, 21 Aug 2019)

"Like every kid, I loved playing with rifles. I never played with pistols, but only with rifles." (newindianexpress.com, 21 Aug 2019)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 09 Nov 2019; tv.mathrubhumi.com, 06 Nov 2019)

"I spend almost eight hours in the range [per day], including physical training." (thehindu.com, 29 Oct 2019; newindianexpress.com, 01 Nov 2019; tv.mathrubhumi.com, 06 Nov 2019)

His mother. (hindu.com, 26 Mar 2011)

Philosophy:

"Dream on and don't get into a stagnant mode." (hindu.com, 26 Mar 2011)

General Interest

Classification
SH1 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (hindu.com, 26 Mar 2011)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (hindu.com, 26 Mar 2011)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as the result of a motorcycle accident in 2002. (hindu.com, 26 Mar 2011)

General
COVID-19 IMPACT
He was forced to relocate and set up a new shooting range in order to train during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. "With all shooting ranges shut, the lockdown restrictions made practice impossible. But that didn't dissuade me and I set up an indoor shooting range at home. I moved to a secluded place at Vithura [India] to continue with my training. Setting up the shooting range and moving to a new place were a daunting task as I did it all on my own. The lockdown was a very fruitful time. During training, I beat my personal best at least three times." (newindianexpress.com, 06 Feb 2021)

SELF-TAUGHT
He learned the basics of shooting from books before his talent was spotted and he began receiving formal coaching. "I won the gold in 50m men's prone air rifle shooting in the Kerala State Shooting Championship in 2016. It was the first time a Para shooter had won that contest while competing with mainstream [able-bodied] shooters. After that the state government gave funds to go to Belarus and international coach Sergei Martynov became my teacher." (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 18 Apr 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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