Preeti Rajak
Preeti Rajak (born November 2002) is an Indian sport shooter from Madhya Pradesh. She competes in the trap discipline. Her name was announced in the final list for the Indian shooting team to take part in the Asian Games, Hangzhou, China.[1][2][3]
Early life[edit]
Preeti hails from a lower-middle-class family in Itarsi in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh. Her mother Jyotsna Rajak is a social worker while her father runs a dry-cleaning shop in Itarsi. Her father took interest in her sports and admitted her at the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy in 2015.[4][5] She learnt her basics from coach Indrajeet. Preeti has another sister. In 2023, Preeti secured employment with the Indian Army and now she trains at the Indian Army Range.[6]
Career[edit]
- 2023: In August, she represented Indian trap team in the World Shotgun Championship at Baku, Azerbaijan.[7]
- 2023: On May 27 and 28, she participated in the Shotgun World Cup at Almaty, Kazakhstan.[7][8]
- 2023: In May, she took part in the Shotgun World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.[7]
- 2023: In March, she participated in the Shotgun World Cup at Doha.[7]
- 2022: In September, she took part in the trap event at the Junior World Shotgun Championships at Osijek, Croatia.[7][9]
- 2022: In July, she represented India in the trap events of the World Shotgun Championships at Changwon, South Korea.
- 2022: In May, she was part of the Senior India team that won silver in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.[4][10]
- 2019: In July, she was part of the Indian team at the Junior World Shotgun Championships at Lonato, Italy.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Namra (2023-09-13). "Asian Games 2023: India's shooting squad analysis". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "NRAI asks ministry to include shooters Angad Bajwa, Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak in Asiad contingent". The Times of India. 2023-08-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "22 new athletes added to India's list of Asian Games participants". The Times of India. 2023-09-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ a b "MP: Itarsi girl helps team India shoot silver at ISSF Jr World Cup". The Times of India. 2022-05-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh academy producing new crop of shooters". The Times of India. 2022-10-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Bhopal: Two MP Shooters Qualify For Asian Games, World Championships". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e f "Junior World Shotgun Championships Shooting sports 2022 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "India end fifth at Almaty Shotgun World Cup". The Times of India. 2023-05-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Shooting Junior World Championship: India finish outside podium". The Times of India. 2022-09-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Indian trap teams bag two silver medals at Suhl Junior World Cup". The Times of India. 2022-05-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.