In a nerve-wracking battle for Olympic medal in the individual 25
metre rapid fire pistol event, Indian shooter Vijay Kumar clinched the
silver on 3 August 2012. Kumar hit the target 30 times out of 40
attempts in the series comprising eight rounds of five shots each.
Leuris Pupo of Cuba, whi clinced the gold clinched scored 34 out of 40.
Chinese marksman Ding Feng bagged the bronze.
Born on 19 August 1985 in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh is
presently a Subedar in the Indian Army’s 16th Dogra Regiment. He booked
his place at the London Olympics when he won a silver medal at the
shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, US in 2011. The persevering shooter
has more than 20 international medals and 75 national medals to his
credit. He had won 3 gold medals and one silver medal in the 2010
Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. 2006 Commonwealth Games held in
Melbourne saw him winning two gold medals in two separate shooting
events. In one of the major achievements in 2009 ISSF World Cup held in
Beijing he bagged Silver missing the gold by mere 0.1 point. Acknowledging his excellent track record and medal winning
performances, the India government awarded him with the Arjuna Award in
year 2007.
