Saurabh Chaudhary

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Saurabh Chaudhary is an Indian 10 m air pistol shooter.In childhood, he used to visit the local fares in his village. He loved playing shooting games there and developed an interest in the game.He met the Indian pistol shooting coach Amit Sheoran at the shooting range Veer Shahmal Rifle Club in Binauli, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, when Saurabh was 11 years old. Veer Shahmal Rifle Club at Binauli in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh.He used to travel daily by bus along with his friend to practice at the shooting range which is 15 km away from his home.In an interview, while talking about the initial days of Saurabh at the Veer Shahmal Rifle Club, his personal coach Amit Sheoran said,.He did not have a pistol of his own to practice shooting. So, Saurabhs father took a loan of Rs. 2 lakh to buy him a pistol. In an interview, Saurabhs brother talked about it. He said,.At just the age of 15, he beat Jitu Rai in the final of the KSS Shooting Championship in 2017.He made his first international debut at the Asian Championship in Tehran in 2016. Later, he participated in many national and international competitions including ISSF World Championship, ISSF World Cup, Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games, and Asian Air Gun Championship. Saurabh Chaudhary performing in the Asian Games 2019.In December 2017, he qualified for the Youth Olympic Games with a gold medal in the 10th Asia Youth Olympic Games qualification round.On 21 August 2018, he won the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle tournament in the Asian Games with a record score of 240.7, beating Japans Tomoyuki Matsuda.