Tarundeep Rai Explained

Tarundeep Rai
Birth Date:1984 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Namchi, Sikkim, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Archery

Tarundeep Rai (born 22 February 1984)[1] is an Indian archer from Sikkim.[2] [3] He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 by the Government of India for his contribution to sports. He is a three time Olympian.

Early life

Rai was born in Namchi, Sikkim, India. He is supported by a sports NGO, Olympic Gold Quest.

Career

Rai made his international debut in 2003 at the age of 19 years at the Asian Archery Championship 2003 held at Yangon, Myanmar. He won India's maiden individual silver medal at the 16th Asian Games on 24 November 2010 in Guangzhou, China.[4] [5]

Earlier, he was also a member of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 15th Asian Games in Doha in 2006.

He became an Olympian taking part in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he was placed 32nd in the men's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647.[6] He faced Alexandros Karageorgiou of Greece in the first elimination round and lost 147-143. His final rank was 43. He was also a member of the Indian men's archery team that was place 11th at the 2004 Olympics.

Injury

He was out of action for two years in 2007 and 2008 due to a career-threatening shoulder injury.[7] He won a silver medal at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games in the individual event.[8]

London Olympics

Rai was part of Indian men's recurve team at the 2012 London Olympics.[9] after India took third place in the qualification round at Ogden, US in 2012.[10]

He was a part of the Indian archery team that finished 4th at the 2003 World Championship in New York City. His was also part of the Indian team that won silver medal at the 2005 World Championship in Madrid, Spain. He also became the first Indian to make it to the semifinal round of the World Archery Championship in 2005 where he narrowly lost to Won Jong Choi of South Korea by 106-112 for the bronze medal play-off.

He won three gold medals at South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong.[11]

Tokyo Olympics

Rai along with Atanu Das and Praveen Jadhav won a quota place and took part in Tokyo Olympics.[12] Due to lockdown, he trained at ASI campus.[13] [14] He reduced 14 kg in six months.[15] [16] He was part of the Indian team that defeated Kazakhstan in round of 16 in the men's team event. Later, they lost to Republic of Korea in the quarterfinals. In the individual event, he defeated Oleksii Hunbin of Ukraine 6-4 in the 1st round but lost to Itay Shanny of Israel in Round 2 in a one arrow shoot-off.

Paris Olympics

Rai is selected to take part in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Paris in both individual and team events. He lost to Tom Hall of England in 1/32 eliminations in the individual match.

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tarundeep Rai – Archery – Olympic Athlete . 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. International Olympic Committee . 2 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801031754/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/rai-tarundeep-1018657/ . 1 August 2012 .
  2. News: Tarundeep Rai in good form. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806001330/http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/23/stories/2005062309202000.htm. dead. 6 August 2012. 23 June 2005. The Hindu. 6 February 2010.
  3. News: Tarundeep Rai withdraws . https://web.archive.org/web/20110619083214/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/17/stories/2007081757412100.htm. dead. 19 June 2011. 17 August 2007. The Hindu. 6 February 2010.
  4. News: Tarundeep Rai creates history at Asian Games. 24 November 2010. The Times of India. 25 November 2010.
  5. S. Kannan . November 25, 2010 . Rai wins silver and scripts history . 2021-07-23 . India Today . en.
  6. Web site: Tarundeep Rai Profile. iloveindia.com. 6 February 2010.
  7. Tushar Bhaduri . July 14, 2012 . Tarundeep Rai makes comeback for London Olympics. 2021-07-23. India Today. en.
  8. Dola Banerjee . July 31, 2012 . London Olympics: Moment of pride for India and the archers. 2021-07-23. India Today. en.
  9. News: Indian archery team books Olympic ticket. 23 June 2012.
  10. Web site: 2012-06-20 . London 2012: Indian archers ranked 3rd for qualifying round . 2024-07-16 . India Today . en.
  11. Sudeer Mahavaadi . February 22, 2016 . Exclusive: Star archer Tarundeep Rai eyes Olympic glory after rich haul at South Asian Games. 2021-07-23. India Today. en.
  12. Web site: Stanley . John . 2019-06-12 . Indian men upset Canada to qualify three places for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games . 2021-01-12 . World Archery . en.
  13. Web site: Scroll Staff . 4 April 2020 . Archer Tarundeep Rai using lockdown time to build shoulder muscles, stay in shape for Tokyo Olympics . 2021-01-12 . Scroll.in . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2020-04-29 . Bonding in isolation: Archers Tarundeep and Pravin stay sharp amid lockdown . 2021-01-12 . ESPN . en.
  15. Web site: 'I lost 14 kgs in six months' - Veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai targets Tokyo medal after gruelling fitness journey . 2021-01-12 . Olympic Channel.
  16. Web site: 2020-12-23 . Tarundeep Rai: I need to win medal at Tokyo Olympics so I can meet my son's gaze . 2021-01-12 . Firstpost.
  17. News: 18 August 2006. Pankaj Advani named for Khel Ratna. The Hindu. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606111035/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/08/18/stories/2006081811182000.htm. usurped. 6 June 2011. 6 February 2010.
  18. Web site: Padma Awards: 2020. Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 25 January 2020. 26 August 2020. 2–6.

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