Bhowneesh Mendiratta Explained

Birth Date:	30 June 1999
Alma Mater:	Delhi University
Height:	178 cm
Rank:	26 (men's trap)

Bhowneesh Mendiratta is an Indian sport shooter.^[1] He won a quota berth for the Paris Olympics.^[2]

Early life and education

He graduated from the Delhi Public School, Faridabad in 2017. He went on to study at the Delhi University.^[3]

Career

He started with double trap shooting, but gave it in favour of trap after double trap was dropped as an Olympic event.^[4]

He was part of the team that won a silver medal at the trap competition at the 2022 ISSF World Cup.^[5]

By finishing fourth at the 2022 World Shotgun Championships in the men's trap competition, he won the first Indian quota for the Paris Olympics.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bhowneesh Mendiratta . 2023-10-24 . International Shooting Sport Federation.
2. News: 2023-05-26 . Trap shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta in joint lead at ISSF Shotgun World Cup . 2024-02-23 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
3. Web site: Paralympic, Olympic participants get direct admission in DU . 2023-10-24 . India Today . en.
4. News: Dutt . Tushar . 2022-10-06 . Learnt to enjoy the sport from Virat Kohli: Bhowneesh Mendiratta . The Times of India . 2023-10-24 . 0971-8257.
5. Web site: 2022-07-14 . ISSF Shooting World Cup: Indian trio of Prithviraj, Vivaan, Bhowneesh capture silver in Trap team event . 2023-10-24 . TimesNow . en.
6. Web site: 2022-09-28 . Bhowneesh earns India's first Paris Olympics quota . 2023-10-24 . ESPN . en.
7. Web site: Dey . Santadeep . 2022-09-30 . Bhowneesh Mendiratta: Will do anything for the Olympic gold medal . 2023-10-24 . Sportstar . en.