Apurvi Chandela (English: Apurvi Singh Chandela, born January 4, 1993, Jaipur, Rajasthan) is an Indian female shooter. He won the gold medal at the 2012 National Shooting Championship in New Delhi. Won two individual and two team medals at the Intershoot Championships in The Hague in 2014. After this, Apurvi Chandela won a brilliant gold in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Apurvi qualified for Rio Olympics in 2016. She had qualified on the basis of her bronze medal at the Changwon World Cup and became the first Indian woman player to do so. In the year 2016, Apurvi Chandela was awarded the Arjuna Award.
Introduction
Born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Apurvi Chandela wanted to become a sports journalist but Abhinav Bindra’s gold medal win at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games inspired her to become a shooter. Her father, who runs a hotel business in Jaipur, left no stone unturned in making Apurvi Chandela a sportsperson. Playing the role of a father, he set up a shooting range for Apurvi behind his house, so that his daughter does not face any problem in practicing.
career
Young player Apurvi Chandela achieved her first achievement by winning a gold medal during the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014 and after this her caravan kept growing. A year later, he made his debut in the World Cup and won the bronze medal and because of this he got a chance to participate in the Olympic Games. However, in Rio 2016, she was blanked and was eliminated in the preliminary round of 10m air rifle. Apurvi Chandela got 34th rank among 51 players.
Apurvi Chandela described her Olympic debut as a learning process and prepared herself for the challenges ahead. Time passed and Apurvi Chandela started the year 2019 on a strong note. While playing in 10 meter air rifle, this player created a new world record by scoring the best score of 252.9 in the ISSF World Cup held in Delhi and sealed his name on the gold medal. After this, his caravan finished fourth in the Beijing ISSF World Cup and also qualified for Tokyo 2020 (Summer Olympics, 2020). After some time, Apurvi Chandela gave another opportunity to the sports lovers to applaud by winning another gold medal in the World Cup held in Munich.
calm nature
This young player, playing with her form in her hands, achieved the title of world number one. Even after reaching this stage, his physical condition was normal. Apurvi Chandela is known for controlling her emotions. Therefore, by watching him during the game, it becomes difficult to guess the plan going on in his mind. She had said, ‘Be it victory or defeat, I remain neutral in both the situations’. Apurvi Chandela’s always calm nature matches that of her hero Abhinav Bindra. It would not be wrong to say that Apurvi Chandela’s name will be taken as inspiration in Indian shooting in the coming times.
Achievements
10m Air Rifle World Record 2019 – Gold ISSF World Cup, Changwon 2015 – Bronze Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2014 – Gold National Championships, Delhi 2012 – Gold Intershoot Competition, Netherlands 2014 – Gold and Bronze
