Vikram Bhatnagar
Vikram Bhatnagar | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Sport shooter |
Vikram Bhatnagar is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the Men's Double Trap (Pairs) with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In this process he was able to score a good score and carried the team to the silver medal.[1] He is an MBA Graduate and has interests in Hotels and Construction as well. His daughter is Sabhyata Bhatnagar and son Vardaan Bhatnagar.
Awards
He won many awards and medals along with Delhi state Rajiv Khel Ratna Award. He won gold medal in the Asian Clay Shooting Championships in September 2006 which held in Singapore from the Indian double trap team. He won silver medal with the team at Asian Games, Doha, Qatar[2] in December 2006. He won the Delhi State Rajiv Khel Ratna Award on 22 August 2007. In 2008 he started the year with a Grand Prix Bronze medal at the Asian Clay shooting Championships in Jaipur. He is the 2008 National Champion at Jaipur with the score of 144/150 + 47/50 = 191/200.[3] He was a part of the Team that won Gold in Asian Clay shooting Championships in Almaty Kazakhstan in September 2009.[4] He won gold medal in National shotgun championships, Patiala in November 2009.[5] He won the pair Gold in the Commonwealth Games Federation Shooting Championships in February 2010, along with the Bronze in the individual category.[6] At the World Cup in Acapulco, Mexico in March 2010, he placed 4th in the world with a score of 140/150 and 46/50 in the final. His World Ranking as in July 2010 was World No 10, in Men's Double Trap event, making him the highest ranked Indian Shooter in this event.
| Championship | Year | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| The Asian Clay Shooting Championships, Singapore | September 2006 | Gold Medal |
| Asian Games at Doha, Qatar | December 2006 | Silver Medal |
| Asian Clay shooting Championships, Jaipur | 2008 | Bronze Medal |
| National shotgun championships, Patiala | November 2009 | Gold medal |
Other professional activities
Vikram Bhatnagar is the President of Precision Shooting Club and is involved in conducting leisure based shooting sports competitions.
Vikram Bhatnagar is the Vice Chairman of Bhatnagar International School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
In 2012-13 he was a part of the 5 man committee formed by N.R.A.I that formulated the rules submitted to Ministry of Home Affairs for easing of Arms Licensing and Imports for Renowned Shots, Aspiring Shooters and Junior Shooters. Thus helping in reducing the age of arms ownership for competitive sports to 12 years.
Is an existing member of N.R.A.I Athletes Grievance Committee since 2012 and has contributed towards ensuring discipline in Indian Shooting Sports persons.
In 2014 he has been nominated by President NRAI to oversee the Indo-Bhutan 300m Big Bore event to be held along with the coronation of the King of Bhutan. This sports interchange is under the guidelines of SAARC sports agencies.
References
- ^ "Vijay-Pemba win gold - Rathore, Bhagwat settle for silver". The Tribune. India. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Asian Games
- ^ National Champion, Source:The Hindu
- ^ Gold Medal in Asian Clay shooting Championships. Source:The Hindu
- ^ Gold medal in National shotgun championship. Source:TOI
- ^ Gold in commonwealth games
- Indian male sport shooters
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Trap and double trap shooters
- Sport shooters from Delhi
- Asian Games medalists in shooting
- Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games