Abhishek Verma (born 1 August 1989) is an Indian sport shooter. In 2019 Beijing he won a gold medal in the Men's 10 metre air pistol. At 2018 Jakarta Palembang he won a bronze medal in Men's 10 metre air pistol.[1] Verma is slated to participate from the Indian contingent in Japan Olympics 2021 and has started preparations.[2] Verma is currently ranked 1 in the 10m Air Pistol category.[3]
A double gold medallist at World Cup, and he holds a BTech in computer science, wants to deal with cases related to cyber crime.[4] He grabbed his second gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro World Cup in August.[4]
References
- ↑ "Asian Games 2018 Live Updates Day 3: Gold For 16-Year-Old Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma Clinches Bronze". [sports.ndtv.com]. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Maintaining form, focus till next year's Olympics a challenge, but I am prepared: Abhishek Verma". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- 1 2 "Olympic-bound shooter Abhishek Verma wants to start legal practice, deal with cyber crime cases". India Today. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links
- Abhishek Verma at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Abhishek Verma at Olympics.com
- Abhishek Verma at Olympedia
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