Preeti Rajak is an Indian clay pigeon shooter. She is one of the youngest female shooters in India. She is one of the teams that won the silver medal in the 2022 Asian Games team clay pigeon shooting event.
Wiki/Biography
Preeti Rajak was born on Wednesday, November 6, 2002 (age 21; as of 2023) in Itarsi, Narmadapuram district. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: black
family
Preeti comes from a middle-class family in Madhya Pradesh.
Parents and siblings
Preeti Rajak’s father Deepak Rajak owns a dry cleaning shop and her mother Jyotsna Rajak is a social worker. She has 2 sisters.
Preeti Rajak and her mother Jyotsna Rajak
husband
Preeti Rajak is single.
religion
Preeti Rajak follows Hinduism.
Preeti Rajak at Ujjain Mahakal Temple
Profession
Preeti started shooting when she was 13 years old. In 2015, Preeti’s mother Jyotsna Rajak enrolled Preeti and her sister in the Bhopal Shooting Academy; Preeti trained there for seven years. In 2020, Preeti’s career took a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but since 2022 she has again participated in many international competitions, including the 2022 Asian Games in China, the Finland International Youth Shooting Cup and the Digvijay · Finland Singh Memorial Shooting Competition Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Preeti Rajak (left) and Manisha Keer at the International Youth Shooting Cup in Finland in June 2019
Later, she joined the Army Sports Academy in Mohau, Madhya Pradesh, becoming one of the youngest female shooters there. In 2019, Preeti Rajak won 3 medals in a single year at the International Youth Shooting Cup held in Finland in June 2019.
prize
In January 2023, Preeti Rajak was awarded the Eklavya Award by Union Cabinet Minister Anurag Thakur, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Madhya Pradesh Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia. 
medal
gold
- In August 2022, she won the gold medal at the first Digvijay Singh Memorial Shooting Championship in New Delhi, India.
Preeti Rajak attended the 2nd Digvijay Singh Memorial Shooting Competition
silver
- In 2022, she won a silver medal in the 2nd Digvijay Singh Memorial Shooting Competition.
- In 2022, she won a silver medal in the mixed team shooting event at the 65th National Championships in Delhi, India.
Preeti Rajak at the 65th National Championship in Delhi, India.
- In 2023, she won a silver medal in the team clay pigeon shooting event at the 2022 Asian Games.
Preeti Rajak (far right) with her team at the 2022 Asian Championships
fact
- Preeti Rajak is ranked sixth as she leads India in the hunt for a medal in the women’s disc event at the 2022 Asian Games.
- Preeti Rajak loves to travel and has been to many countries including Qatar, Germany, South Korea and China.
- Preeti loves non-veg food and often uploads pictures of herself eating at KFC.
Preeti Rajak’s Instagram post
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education