AKASH

Date of Birth: 12 Jul 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH1

Place of birth: BAGHPAT

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : BAGHPAT

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1	20
	P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1	27

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 25m Range	P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 25m Range	P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
16	P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	558
20	P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	555
27	P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	515
Asian Para Games
23	P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1	2018	Jakarta, INA	535

Wife Shalu, two children

One Target Shooting Academy [IND] / Purnatva Academy of Sports Shooting [IND]

Vipin Dangi [One Target]; JP Nautiyal [national]; Subhash Rana [national]

He took up the sport in 2008 in Baghpat, India. (news.yrp.com.np, 12 Aug 2021)

"A family member introduced me to shooting, and I was hooked." (thebridge.in, 30 Aug 2019)

His father. "My father was poor, and we had no money, but he did his best to support my interest in shooting." (thebridge.in, 30 Aug 2019)

In 2021 he was presented the Laxman Award by the state government of Uttar Pradesh in India. (Twitter profile, 28 Mar 2021; livehindustan.com, 24 Jan 2021)

General Interest

Classification
SH1 (IPC, 23 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (thebridge.in, 30 Aug 2019)

Impairment Details
His impairment is the result of the effects of polio, which he contracted at age one. "I suffered a polio attack when I was less than two years old and was left disabled in one foot." (thebridge.in, 30 Aug 2019)

General
COACH'S SUPPORT
He has taken up part-time jobs to support his family while pursuing the sport. He credits coach Subhash Rana, who has offered him financial assistance. "My fellow Para shooters from Haryana won cash awards for their performances [at the 2019 World Cup event in Osijek, Croatia] but my state, Uttar Pradesh, does not offer any support or reward. As a result I've been forced to take up odd jobs to support my children and my parents. I am grateful to my coach Subhash Rana, for helping me financially." (thebridge.in, 30 Aug 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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