Kynan Chenai is an Indian clay pigeon shooter. He is the son of the famous national shooting champion Darius Chenai. In 2016, he won the championship at the Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifiers in Delhi.
Wiki/Biography
Kynan Chenai was born on Tuesday, January 29, 1991, in Hyderabad, India (32 years old as of 2023). He completed his education from Hebron School in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. As a child, Kenan was not keen on studying and was more involved in sports. While in school, he participated in team sports such as field hockey and soccer. He also won the school freestyle championship three years in a row. At a young age, Kennan drew his attention to a gun in his father’s room. As a child, Kynan Chenai was fascinated by watching the Olympic rings and promised himself that one day he would compete in the Olympics. He studied business management and sports science at Brunel University London.
Kynan Chenai’s childhood photos with her mother
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′0″
Weight (approximately): 85kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Kynan Chenai belongs to a Parsi family from Hyderabad.
Parents and siblings
Kynan Chenai’s father Darius Chenai is an Indian businessman and former national shooting champion, and his mother Dinaz Noria is an event designer.
Kynan Chenai (right) and his father
wife
Kynan Chenai is unmarried.
religion
Kynan Chenai believes in Zoroastrianism.
Profession
Kynan started shooting when he was 10 years old and was taught by his father in 2000. Talking about starting his shooting career, he said in an interview,
Initially, I was shooting just for fun. Then, I got used to the game and by the time I was 16, it eventually turned into an obsession. “
Kynan Chenai practices with his dad
In 2003, Kynan finished fourth in the GV Mavlankar Shooting Championship in Chennai. Kynan competed in the 21-year-old category in the GV Mavlankar Shooting Championship. Later, Chenai trained under four-time Olympic champion Mansher Singh. Kenan has competed in many international events, including the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, 2022 Asian Games and 2016 Summer Olympics. On January 28, 2016, he won one of the four spots on the Indian team in the men’s clay pigeon competition on the second day of the Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifiers.
Kenan Chenai practice
Kynan competes in the 2016 ISSF World Cup
In 2016, Kennan led 75 shooters to participate in the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2016, he made his Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, finishing 19th in the men’s flying saucer event.
Kynan Chenai holds the Olympic torch
Kynan Chenai is sponsored by Italian firearms manufacturing company Beretta and Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), a non-profit company that promotes sports and competitions.
Kynan Chenai and OGQ leader
medal
gold
- In 2017, he won a bronze medal in the mixed team skeet event at the Asian Shotgun Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- In 2021, he won the men’s UFO team gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi.
silver
- In 2008, he won the silver medal in men’s junior UFO at the Asian Championships in Jaipur, India.
- In 2022, he won a silver medal in the men’s skeet team at the ISSF World Cup in Lonato, Italy.
bronze
- In 2022, he won the men’s UFO team bronze medal at the ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru.
- In 2017, he won the men’s bronze medal in UFO at the Asian Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Awards and Achievements
- Kynan Chenai is a five-time junior national gold medalist.
- By the age of 12, Kynan had won multiple gold medals at the state level in skeet, skeet and skeet.
Favorites
- Sports: Football, shooting
- Scorers: Mansheer Singh, Manavjit Singh Sandhu
- Athletes: Annie Thorisdottir, Frederik Aegidius
- Movie Series: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Facts/Trivia
- Kynan first appeared in a 2003 Times of India article, which was an interview with a 12-year-old Kynan, who talked to the interviewer about how he started his clay pigeon shooting career, saying,
I started shooting when I was 10 years old and it took me a year to fine-tune my technique and my dad was also my coach. I prefer sports to studying, after school I play football or hockey, run or swim. ”
- While at school, Kennan chose German as his elective foreign language.
- Kynan loves the outdoors and his hobbies include fishing, traveling, hiking, and camping.
- Kenan loves playing video games and was often addicted to them as a child. Speaking about playing video games in an interview, he said, “I know it’s not good for my eyes, so I’ll play it regularly, maybe once a week, and I’m focusing on my shooting now.” Fitness will always be Top priority. I like to get my mind and body ready for the game. “
- Kynan is a dog lover and often posts photos of himself and his dog Yeti on his Instagram account.
Kynan Chenai and his dog
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