About Anjali Bhagwat
Anjali Bhagwat (born December 5, 1969) is a professional Indian shooter. She became the World Number One in 10m Air Rifle in 2002. She also won her first World Cup Final in Milan, in 2003, with a score of 399/400.
Career Highlights:
- Bhagwat won the ISSF Champion of Champions award and is the only Indian to win the ISSF Champions' Trophy in Air Rifle Men & Women mixed event at Munich in 2002.
- She has won 12 gold and 4 silver medals in the Commonwealth Games. She is a Commonwealth record holder in 10m Air Rifle and Sports Rifle 3P.
- In the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, Bhagwat created history by becoming the first Indian woman shooter to get gold and a silver medal in the Sports 3P and Air Rifle events respectively.
- she has won 31 Gold, 23 Silver and 7 Bronze medals. She has set 13 new records in International competitions and has won 55 Gold, 35 Silver and 16 Bronze medals, with 8 new records in national competitions in India.
Anjali Bhagwat Achievements
2003:Rajiv Gandhi Khel-Ratna
2000:Arjuna Award
1992:Shree Shiv Chattrapati Award
1993:Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
1993:Vasantrav Naik Pratishthan Puraskar
2002:Indo-American Society Young Achiever award
2003:Times Group Maharashtra Shaan
2003:Hero Indian Sports Award -Best sportswoman
2003:HISA Sports Woman of the year
2003:HISA Shooter of the year
2004:HISA Shooter of the year
2005:GR8 women achievers award
2005:Teacher's achievement award
2006:F I E Foundation National award