Anish Bhanwala was born on Thursday, September 26, 2002, in Kashandi village, Sonipat (age 21; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Libra. He hails from Karnal, Haryana. He completed his education at the High School of the Convent of Santa Teresa. School, Karnal.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
Anish Bhanwala’s father is Jagpal Bhanwala, a lawyer. His mother is a housewife. He has a sister named Muskan Bhanwala who is a national level shooter.
Anish Bhanwala and his parents
Anish Bhanwala and his parents
wife
Anish Bhanwala is unmarried.
Profession
Anish Bhanwala started competing in the modern pentathlon championships and represented the country at the U-12 Modern Pentathlon World Championships (2013) and the Asian Modern Pentathlon Championships (2015), after which he won the 5th place in the pentathlon. Shooting was chosen among the projects. Anish started shooting at the age of twelve and received professional training under the guidance of DSP Harpreet Singh. When Anish joined the Indian shooting national team in 2017, he received guidance from the Indian team’s foreign coach Pavel Smirnov. He won two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup Championships in Suhl, Germany (2017). In 2018, he set a new Commonwealth Games final record with 30 hits and became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Anish Bhanwala (centre) at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (2018)
In 2019, Anish won gold, silver and bronze medals at the ISSF Youth World Cup in Sur, Germany. In 2022, he won the silver medal at the World Championships in Cairo with 581 points. Anish Bhanwala then represented India at the 19th Asian Games (2022) in Hangzhou, China in 2023. He won a bronze medal in shooting in the men’s 25 m pistol rapid fire team event along with teammates Vijayveer Sidhu and Adarsh Singh.
Anish Bhanwala (left) with teammates
The Indian men’s trio finished third with 1718 points, China won the gold medal with 1765 points and South Korea won the silver medal with 1734 points.
Anish Bhanwala wins bronze medal
Awards
- 2018: Mahindra Scorpio Toisa Newcomer of the Year Award.
- 2021: Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awarded by former President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
Anish Bhawala receives Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from former President of India Ram Nath Kovind
medal
gold
- 2017: Won the 25 m standard pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
- 2017: ISSF Junior World Championships 25m Pistol Team in Suhl, Germany.
- 2018: The Commonwealth Games were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
- 2018: ISSF Junior World Cup held in Sydney.
- 2018: ISSF Youth World Cup 25m Standard Pistol Team in Suhl, Germany.
- 2018: 25 m standard pistol mixed event at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
- 2019: ISSF Junior World Cup held in Suhl, Germany.
silver
- 2017: 25 m pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
- 2017: ISSF Junior World Championships 25m Standard Pistol Team in Suhl, Germany.
- 2017: Commonwealth Championships held in Brisbane, Australia.
- 2018: ISSF Junior World Cup held in Sydney.
- 2019: ISSF Youth World Cup held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2022: World Championships in Cairo.
bronze
- 2017: ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
- 2018: ISSF Youth World Cup held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2019: ISSF Youth World Cup held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2023: Asian Games (2022) held in Hangzhou, China.
Facts/Trivia
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education