India's Olympic moments: Vijay Kumar's moment in the sun
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Follow us An Arjuna awardee and recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Vijay, in the second stage of qualifying with a score of 585, had broken the Olympic record of 583. From Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, Vijay, serves as Subedar Major in the Dogra Regiment of Indian Army. Vijay Kumar. (Getty Images)In the countdown to the 2016 Rio Olympics, we retrace some memorable Indian moments at the quadrennial games. Here, a look at Vijay Kumar's silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.Of the two silver medals that came India's way at the 2012 London Games, one was bagged by shooter Vijay Kumar, who got India its second medal in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol. Vijay took silver with a score of 30 in the final, while Cuban shooter Leuris Pupo, with a score of 34, topped and China's Feng Ding finished third (score 27).An Arjuna awardee and recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Vijay, in the second stage of qualifying with a score of 585, had broken the Olympic record of 583. He knew he had to start all over again. Watching the five targets at a distance of 25 metres, Vijay had to shoot all of them in four seconds. He took aim and fired at the five targets. Each miss proved costly and instead of the medal being decided at a score comprising prelim and final, it was just the final score which Vijay could manage.As four shooters dropped out, the fight eventually boiled down to Pupo and Vijay. The Cuban shot a four and Vijay two, confirming the silver. Unfortunately, this year he didn't qualify and the Indian contingent will surely miss his experience in Rio 2016. From the Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, Vijay, serves as Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) of Indian Army. He was awarded a cash prize of 1 crore by the Government of Himachal Pradesh and 50 lakh by the Government of Rajasthan for his feat in London.End of ArticleFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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Vijay Kumar. (Getty Images) In the countdown to the 2016 Rio Olympics, we retrace some memorable Indian moments at the quadrennial games. Here, a look at Vijay Kumar's silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.Of the two silver medals that came India's way at the 2012 London Games, one was bagged by shooter Vijay Kumar, who got India its second medal in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol. Vijay took silver with a score of 30 in the final, while Cuban shooter Leuris Pupo, with a score of 34, topped and China's Feng Ding finished third (score 27).
An Arjuna awardee and recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Vijay, in the second stage of qualifying with a score of 585, had broken the Olympic record of 583. He knew he had to start all over again. Watching the five targets at a distance of 25 metres, Vijay had to shoot all of them in four seconds. He took aim and fired at the five targets. Each miss proved costly and instead of the medal being decided at a score comprising prelim and final, it was just the final score which Vijay could manage.As four shooters dropped out, the fight eventually boiled down to Pupo and Vijay. The Cuban shot a four and Vijay two, confirming the silver. Unfortunately, this year he didn't qualify and the Indian contingent will surely miss his experience in Rio 2016. From the Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, Vijay, serves as Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) of Indian Army. He was awarded a cash prize of 1 crore by the Government of Himachal Pradesh and 50 lakh by the Government of Rajasthan for his feat in London.End of ArticleFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
An Arjuna awardee and recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Vijay, in the second stage of qualifying with a score of 585, had broken the Olympic record of 583. He knew he had to start all over again. Watching the five targets at a distance of 25 metres, Vijay had to shoot all of them in four seconds. He took aim and fired at the five targets. Each miss proved costly and instead of the medal being decided at a score comprising prelim and final, it was just the final score which Vijay could manage.As four shooters dropped out, the fight eventually boiled down to Pupo and Vijay. The Cuban shot a four and Vijay two, confirming the silver. Unfortunately, this year he didn't qualify and the Indian contingent will surely miss his experience in Rio 2016. From the Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, Vijay, serves as Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) of Indian Army. He was awarded a cash prize of 1 crore by the Government of Himachal Pradesh and 50 lakh by the Government of Rajasthan for his feat in London.End of ArticleFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
