Tarundeep Rai is an Indian archer from Northeast India and one of the archers who put India on the archery map. The 19-year-old started his career at the 2003 Asian Archery Championships.
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Tarundeep Rai was born on Wednesday, February 22, 1984 in Prano Nanchi, South Sikkim (age 37; as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Pisces. He attended Government High School and spent his childhood in his hometown of Namche. Later, he was admitted to an Army school in Shillong. His interest in archery developed as a child after watching Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana. Tarundeep and his friends often used bamboo and sticks to imitate bow and arrow battle scenes from the Ramayana.
Young Tarundeep Rai
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: natural black
Eye color: brown
Tarundeep Rai celebrates Olympic Day 2020
family
Parents and siblings
Tarundeep Rai is part of the Kirati community. His father Shri Dil Bahadur Rai was a professional photographer and his mother was a housewife. He has a sister named Ruby Rai who is a nurse.
Tarundeep Rai’s father Dil Bahadur Rai
Tarundeep Rai and his sister Ruby Rai
wife and children
Tarundeep Rai married Anjana Chettri from Namchi on February 17, 2011. They had a son named Nusam Singh Rai.
Tarundeep Rai and his wife
Profession
In 2004, he won his first gold medal at the Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok. In 2005, he won a bronze medal in the men’s recurve team event at the Asian Archery Championships. In the same year, he won a silver medal in the men’s recurve team competition. At the Archery World Championships, he lost to Cui Yuanzhong 106-112 in the semifinals. He continued his winning streak by winning a bronze medal in the individual recurve event at the Asian Archery Grand Prix in Jakarta. Indian archery came into limelight at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, with Tarundeep Rai competing against Viswash, Jayanta Talukdar and Mann. Mangal Singh won the bronze medal in the men’s recurve team event together. But as they say, every rose has its thorn. Tarundeep Rai suffered an injury which caused him to shoot with the wrong hand. When he recalled that incident he said:
“The years I had to battle a shoulder injury taught me everything in life. I even tried shooting with my left hand, but it didn’t help. I took painkillers, but they didn’t work. Almost half of that in 2008 and 2009 The time was unforgettable.”
Injury at such a young age of 24 was a huge setback for him, but he came back strong when he won the 2009 Asian Grand Prix in Tehran. The next year, he won four consecutive medals in the prestigious world competition, which was the golden stage of his life. In March 2009, he won the men’s recurve team gold medal at the 2nd Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok. He also won a silver medal in the same event at the Archery World Cup in Porec, Croatia.
Tarundeep Rai
In 2010, he became the youngest Indian archer to win a silver medal at the 16th Asian Games held in Yangon, Myanmar, in November 2010. He has been dominant throughout the decade as he has not slowed down in his lexicon. Winning a silver medal at the 2019 World Archery Championships in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and a bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok are just a few of them. He was selected for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be held in 2021. He was in lockdown as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country. At this stage, he chose to stay at the Army Sports Academy (Pune) along with his teammate Pravin Jadhav, a young shooter from Maharashtra.
Tarundeep Rai at Tokyo 2020
However, it turned out to be a disappointing event for him, as he was eliminated in the men’s individual recurve competition after a thrilling loss in the round of 32. In this fierce competition, he was defeated by Israeli rookie Itay Shanny. But the Olympics started well, as he defeated Ukraine’s Oleksii Hunbin 6-4 in the round of 64 in the individual recurve event.
Awards
- 2005 Arjuna Award from the Government of India
Tarundeep Rai was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2005
- Awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government in 2005
- Padma Aalo Award 2020 by the Government of India
Favorites
- Sports – badminton, volleyball, boxing and football
car collection
Tarundeep Rai’s Renault Duster car with his teammates Atanu Das and Pravin Jadhav
Facts/Trivia
- His hobbies include listening to music, watching movies, driving and singing.
- He is the cousin of former Indian star footballer Bhaichung Bhutia.
Bazhong Bhutia
- He represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where his team finished 11th, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where his team finished 12th. During this period, the only event he missed due to a shoulder injury was the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
- Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced that an archery academy will be established in Sikkim in 2032 in memory of Tarundeep Rai.
- He also inaugurated the Olympian Groove at Army Public School, Pune in 2021.
Tarundeep Rai inaugurates Army Public School Olympia Jungle, Pune
- In 2021, he was appointed as the brand ambassador of ‘Poshan Maah’. Poshan Maah is a campaign launched by the Government of India to protect children from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and encourage them to eat vegetables and fruits by establishing nutritious gardens in India. their area.
Tarundeep Rai appointed as Poshan Maah brand ambassador 2021
- He has also been appointed as the brand ambassador for the ‘Fit India’ campaign, which aims to spread fitness awareness among all citizens of the country.
- He served in the Indian Army with the rank of Subedar.
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