Divyansh Singh Panwar Explained

Divyansh Singh Panwar
Birth Date:19 October 2002
Birth Place:Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Nationality:Indian
Coach:Deepak Kumar Dubey[1]
Sport:Shooting
Event:10 metre air rifle
Updated:26 September 2019

Divyansh Singh Panwar (born 19 October 2002) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the 10 metre air rifle event at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Beijing and secured a quota position for India at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he achieved rank 32 at the Men's 10 metre air rifle event.

Early life

Panwar was born on 19 October 2002 to Ashok Panwar, a staff at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, and Nirmala Devi, a qualified nurse.[2] [1] Panwar took up shooting in 2014 at the age of 12 and initially used his elder sister Anjali's weapons at the Jangpura shooting range in Jaipur.[3] In 2017, his father became worried by his "PUBG addiction" and enrolled him at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi where he trained under Deepak Kumar Dubey.[4] [5] [6]

Career

Panwar won two gold medals at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl. The trio of Panwar, Hriday Hazarika and Shahu Tushar Mane won gold in the junior men's team 10 metre air rifle event with a score of 1875.3, a world junior record.[7] In the junior mixed team event, Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan broke the world junior record, scoring 498.6, to clinch gold.[8]

At the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Changwon, Panwar and Shreya Agarwal won bronze in the 10 metre air rifle junior mixed team event.[9]

After finishing 12th in the individual 10 metre air rifle event of 2019 ISSF World Cup in Delhi, Panwar won silver at the same event in Beijing. He secured India's fourth quota spot in shooting discipline at the 2020 Summer Olympics with the performance.[3] Paired with Anjum Moudgil in the mixed team event at the World Cup, he won gold in Beijing,[10] gold in Munich[11] and bronze in Rio de Janeiro.[12] At the 2019 World Cup Final in Putian, Panwar bagged gold in the individual 10 metre air rifle,[13] and gold in the mixed team event with Croatia's Snježana Pejčić.[14]

In May 2019, he was promoted from developmental group to core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.[15]

Personal life

As of 2019, Panwar is a class 12[16] biology student at Maheshwari Public School, Jaipur,[17] and regards himself to be "average" at studies.[2] He practices meditation and carries a Bhagavad Gita pocketbook with him.[18]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sahni . Jaspreet . Divyansh Singh Panwar: Another teenage Indian top gun who could be destined for great things . 26 September 2019 . The Times of India . 30 April 2019.
  2. News: Padmadeo . Vinayak . The reluctant teen star . 27 September 2019 . The Tribune . 26 April 2019.
  3. News: D'Cunha . Zenia . ISSF World Cup: From Delhi to Beijing, teen Divyansh Panwar walks the talk to maturity and medals . 26 September 2019 . Scroll.in . 27 April 2019.
  4. News: Sharma . Nitin . Weaned away from PUBG, Divyansh Panwar shoots his way to Olympics . 27 September 2019 . The Indian Express . 27 April 2019.
  5. News: Sen . Turja . Eyeing Olympic Glory, Teen Shooter Divyansh Beats PUBG 'Addiction' . 27 September 2019 . The Quint . 22 August 2019.
  6. News: Once a PUBG fan, Divyansh Panwar helps India secure 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting . 27 September 2019 . The Financial Express . 27 April 2019.
  7. News: Krishnan . G. . Juniors shoot down one more world record; Hriday Hazarika shines . 27 September 2019 . DNA India . 8 September 2018.
  8. News: Srinivasan . Kamesh . More gold for India in Junior World Cup . 27 September 2019 . Sportstar . 28 June 2018.
  9. News: Bronze for junior shooters, seniors misfire at World Championships . 26 September 2019 . Hindustan Times . 5 September 2018.
  10. News: Anjum Moudgil-Divyansh Panwar Win India's 1st Gold at ISSF World Cup in Beijing . 26 September 2019 . News18 . 25 April 2019.
  11. News: Sharma . Nitin . Anjum Moudgill-Divyansh Panwar win all-Indian shootout for World Cup gold . 26 September 2019 . The Indian Express . 31 May 2019.
  12. News: Dutt . Tushar . ISSF World Cup: Apurvi-Deepak pair wins rifle mixed gold, bronze for Anjum-Divyansh . 26 September 2019 . The Times of India . 2 September 2019.
  13. News: Divyansh Singh Panwar Bags India's 3rd Gold Medal at ISSF World Cup Finals . 24 November 2019 . News18 . 21 November 2019.
  14. News: ISSF World Cup Final: Bhaker, Panwar win second gold; Saurabh, Apurvi settle for silver . 24 November 2019 . Sportstar . 22 November 2019.
  15. News: After shooting World Cup medal, Divyansh Singh Panwar included in TOPS core group . 1 October 2019 . Scroll.in . 29 May 2019.
  16. News: Chowdhury . Ayantan . Olympics over board exams for rifle shooter Divyansh . 24 November 2019 . The New Indian Express . 16 November 2019.
  17. News: Masand . Ajai . Teen sensation Divyansh wins India Olympic quota in shooting . 26 September 2019 . Hindustan Times . 28 April 2019.
  18. News: Sharma . Nitin . Divyansh Singh Panwar: From Minimum to gold standard . 24 November 2019 . The Indian Express . 22 November 2019.

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