Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat

Anjali Bhagwat

Personal information
Birth name	Anjali Ramakanta Vedpathak
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1969-12-05)5 December 1969 Mumbai, Maharashtra
Residence	Pune, Maharashtra
Height	5'4 ft (163 cm)
Sport
Sport	Rifle shooting
Turned pro	1988
Medal record Representing the  India International Career Statistics 31 23 7 Commonwealth Games Auckland (1999) Air Rifle(Individual) Auckland (1999) Air Rifle Team Auckland (1999) 3P(Individual) England (2001) Air Rifle(Individual) England (2001) Air Rifle Team England (2001) 3P(Individual) England (2001) 3P Team England (2002) Air Rifle(Individual) England (2002) Air Rifle Team England (2002) 3P(Individual) England (2002) 3P Team Melbourne (2005) Air Rifle Team Melbourne (2005) 3P(Individual) Auckland (1999) 3P Team England (2001) Air Rifle Team Melbourne (2005) Air Rifle(Individual) Melbourne (2006) 3P Team

Born Anjali Ramakanta Vedpathak on 5 December 1969, Bhagwat is from a Marathi family in Mumbai. Inspired by the legendary athlete Carl Lewis, Bhagwat developed interest in sports. Her first brush with shooting occurred during her stint as a cadet in the National Cadet Corps (NCC). A student of Judo Karate and advanced mountaineering, Bhagwat was very much attracted towards NCC. She joined Kirti College in Mumbai mainly due to its close affinity with the NCC. As a part of her curriculum she got into MRA (Maharashtra Rifle Association). She started shooting at the age of 21 and within 7 days of holding a gun, she took part in the National Championship of 1988, winning a silver medal for Maharashtra in the process.

Sanjay Chakravarthy was her first coach. She credits him for her strong fundamentals and basics; instilled over a period of over 5 years. She turned pro when she first participated in the National Championships in 1988. She won Silver for her state and continues to play for the Maharashtra team. Her tally of 55 Gold, 35 Silver and 16 Bronze medals in domestic Competitions is unbeaten.

She participated in her first international event in 1995, in the SAF games. Her first international Gold winning performance was in the Commonwealth Championship in Auckland in 1999, where she won 3 Gold medals and a Silver medal in Air Rifle, 3P individual and the team event. She is the only woman to have won the World Cup for India. She considers her rival Galkina Lioubov (Russia) as an idol competitor.

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