Angad Veer Singh Bajwa is an Indian skeet shooter. He set a world record of 60/60 in the men’s skeet shooting set at the Asian Shotgun Championships held in Kuwait City (2018).
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Angad Veer Singh Bajwa was born on Wednesday, 29 November 1995 (age 25 years; as in 2020) in Chandigarh. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He did his schooling from Sherwood College in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
Angad Veer Singh Bajwa in adolescence
Later, he moved to Canada to pursue his graduation from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. However, he left his degree midway and returned to India. After this he continued his studies in India and did BBA from Manav Rachna University, Chandigarh.
When he was in Canada for his higher education in 2013, he represented the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in various shooting tournaments.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family
His father Gurpal Singh Bajwa runs a hospitality business in Canada.
livelihood
Angad started practicing shooting in his teenage years. Initially, he trained in pistol shooting, and then he shifted to shotgun shooting as he found pistol shooting quite boring. In 2014 he won the title of Youngest Canadian Open Champion. Later, he left his studies in Canada midway and returned to India as he was unable to concentrate on his studies. In India he continued his studies and started taking marksmanship training. After this he represented Punjab in various shooting championships. In an interview, he shared how he developed interest in shooting. He said,
It originally started as a hobby eight years ago. I was always interested in guns and things like that. Dad got me involved in sports, my interest started growing and everything else fell into place. It was quite difficult because I ended up at a university in Vancouver. I broke the national record there in Canada. Then I had two things. I knew I wanted to play sports, but my studies would have been too difficult for me to pursue shooting. I couldn’t do both at the same time. I took a stand and when I came back dad was very supportive. I started performing really well, but it was quite difficult to make decisions.
Angad Veer Singh Bajwa at Green Cup 2017 event
In 2017, he trained under Vincent Hancock, an American Olympic athlete, to master his shooting skills. After this he did his training with Norwegian shooter Tore Brovold.
Angad Veer Singh Bajwa with his coach Torey Brovold
In 2018, he set a world record of 60/60 in men’s skeet shooting at the Asian Shotgun Championship held in Kuwait City. In 2019, he became the National Champion at the National Shotgun Championship. He has competed in skeet shooting events such as Shooting SK125, Skeet Mixed Team and Skeet Team Men. His understanding of the game is correct and his master eye is also correct. She was selected in the Olympic quota to represent India in skeet shooting at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which was held in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
medal
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- 2015: Asian Shooting Championship in men’s junior skeet event in Kuwait City
- 2015: Asian Shooting Championship in men’s junior team skeet event in Kuwait City
- 2018: National Shooting Championship
- 2018: Asian Shotgun Championships in men’s skeet event in Kuwait City
- 2019: Asian Shooting Championship in men’s skeet event in Doha
- 2021: ISSF World Cup in Skeet Team Event in Delhi, India
- 2021: ISSF World Cup in mixed team event in Delhi, India
- 2021: ISSF World Cup men’s skeet team event in Delhi, India
Angad Veer Singh on winning National Champion in Skeet (2018)
silver
- 2019: Asian Shooting Championships in mixed team skeet event in Doha
Brass
- 2019: Men’s skeet event at the Summer Universiade in Naples
- 2021: ISSF World Cup in Skeet team event in Cairo Egypt
- 2023: Men’s shotgun skeet team event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Angad Veer Singh Bajwa with his team after winning the bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Games
Favourite Things
- Shooting Training Location: Cyprus
Facts/General Knowledge
- Apart from shooting, Angad likes to play squash.
- When he was asked in an interview how he felt when he was on the podium and the national anthem played? He replied,
Our national anthem is the best because it has a completely different feeling. It’s something else altogether, it gives goosebumps. I remember all my podium moments when the flag was hoisted. It is an unmatched feeling.”
- Legendary Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan shared in one of his Facebook posts that Angad’s father was his classmate in Sherwood College class in Nainital, Uttarakhand in 1958. The veteran actor has posted several congratulatory messages for Angad’s success on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Amitabh Bachchan’s Facebook post for Angad Veer Singh Bajwa
- Angad is an avid animal lover and has two pet dogs.
- He is a fitness freak and exercises regularly in the gym.
Angad Veer Singh Bajwa in the gym
- In an interview, he shared how he felt after losing a match in one of the Asian Games competitions. He said,
It was a bit painful to miss the final by two shots at the Asian Games but that’s shooting for you. I learned from the experience and it also helped me understand some of the flaws in my technique. I worked on my gun swing and training under Brovold sir increased my mental strength. Training and practicing with such shooters gives one confidence in one’s ability. Talking to national coach Jitender Beniwal also helped me. The next quota place for the Tokyo Olympics will be on offer at the World Cup in Mexico next year and my aim will be to maintain consistency in the trials and beyond.
- During an interview he told how he handled the pressure before the match. He said,
My coach has told me to remain calm. The World Championships are tough, there is a lot of hype around the Olympics and so I shouldn’t put pressure on myself.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, he practiced skeet shooting at the outdoor range built at his farmhouse in Dera Bassi, Chandigarh. In an interview, he talked about the impact of the Corona virus epidemic on his game in 2020. He said,
It was a shock in the beginning but then you can’t do anything about it. My coach, who is an Olympic silver medalist from the Beijing Games, really helped me. He said that you will get one more year’s experience. When the pandemic started, we had a trial going on in Delhi. I completed my test, went back home and the lockdown was announced. I was lucky I was at home because I have a gym. My diet was under control, I organized my diet and training. When the lockdown opened, I trained at my home range in Chandigarh.
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