Jitu Rai
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Born |
26 August 1987 Sankhuwasabha, Nepal |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Rank |
3 (10 metre air pistol) 4 (50 metre pistol) |
| Event(s) |
10 metre air pistol 50 metre pistol |
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Medal record
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जीतू राय
Jitu Rai (born 26 August 1987) is a Nepali Bhasi Indian shooter of Indian Gorkha ethnic group who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 50 metre pistol events. Government of India announced Khel Ratna Award for him in 2016.
His early life was spent in a village of Sankhuwa Sabha district of Nepal. He is the fourth brother among five siblings. Naib-Subedar in the 11 Gorkha Rifles in Lucknow my of Indian Army. Rai is an Indian citizen as he possesses an Indian passport. He also has a certificate of participation in the 2011 National Games where he represented Uttar Pradesh.
“He has a valid Indian passport. He is an Indian citizen as per Citizenship ACT 1955,” said Amul Asthana, commandant of the Lucknow-based 11 GRCC-Rai’s regiment.
Rai first made it to the Army's shooting squad in 2010-11 but failed to live up to expectations and was subsequently sent back to his unit, putting an end to his training at the AMU in Mhow.
In 2014, at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, he won the silver medal in the 10 metre air pistol event. Following this, in Maribor, Rai won two medals; a silver in the 50 metre pistol event, and a gold in the 10 metre air pistol event. In the process, he won three medals in nine days at the World Cup and also became the first person to have won two medals at a single world cup for India. Following his achievements, he was ranked number 1 in the world, in 10 metre air pistol and number 4, in 50 metre pistol, in July 2014.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Rai created the Games record in the qualification round of the 50 metre pistol event, having scored 562 points. He went on to win the gold medal in the event, scoring 194.1 points in the final, thus creating another Games record.
In the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon in South Korea, Jitu won the gold medal in the 50 m pistol category. He also won a bronze in the men's 10 m air pistol team event.
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