Gagan Narang

About Gagan Narang

Gagan Narang is an Indian shooter, in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. He won the Bronze Medal in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a final score of 701.1 on 30 July 2012.

Career Highlights:

• Gagan Narang is a gold medalist in the Afro Asian games, 2003 in Hyderabad on 26 October 2003 in Men's 10m air rifle competition.
  
• He had won an air rifle gold medal at the World Cup 2006 and followed that event in April 2010.
  
• Gagan Narang won 4 gold medal at 2006 Commonwealth Games.
  
• Gagan qualified for the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final after he won a gold in the World Cup in China earlier in 2008.
  
• Gagan Narang added 4 gold medals to the Indian tally at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
  
• Gagan Narang won the bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2012 London Olympics with a total score of 701.1 becoming India's first medal winner at the 2012 games.
  
• Gagan Narang won 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal in 50-metre rifle prone and 50-metre rifle 3 position respectively at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
  

Gagan Narang Achievements

Awards & Recognitions:

In recognition with his achievements, Gagan Narang was conferred with the Padma Shree Award in 2011.Gagan Narang was selected for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2010. This is the highest sports award in the country.He was conferred the award by then president Pratibha Patil on 29 August 2011.Also Gagan Narang was invited by the organisers of the Indian Grand Prix to wave the chequered flag in the 2012 Indian Grand Prix.

Awards for 2012 Olympics Bronze medal

• 10 million (US$150,000) cash prize by State Government of Haryana.
  
• 5 million (US$75,000) cash prize by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  
• 5 million (US$75,000) cash prize by the State Government of Rajasthan.
  
• 2 million (US$30,000) cash prize by Steel Ministry of India.
  
• 2 kg of gold by Sahara India Pariwar.