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Who became the first Indian to win the ISSF Champion of Champions title in the combined air rifle event in 2002?
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Answer: Option B — Anjali Bhagwat
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In 2002, Anjali Bhagwat won the ISSF Champion of Champions title in the men's and women's combined air rifle event in Milan, Italy. In this special competition, the best rifle shooters of the year, both men and women, competed against each other. She became the first Indian to win this title.
More about Anjali Bhagwat:
- She was born on 5 December 1969 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- She specialised in the 10 m air rifle and 50 m rifle three positions events.
- In 2002, she became world number one in the women's 10 m air rifle event, the first Indian woman shooter to do so.
- At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she became the first Indian woman shooter to reach an Olympic final, finishing seventh in the 10 m air rifle.
- She won several gold medals at the Commonwealth Games.
- She received the Arjuna Award (2000) and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2003).
Indian women in shooting:
- Suma Shirur: set a world record score in the 10 m air rifle qualification in 2002 and reached the Olympic final in 2004.
- Manu Bhaker: two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting.
- Avani Lekhara: two Paralympic golds (2020 and 2024) in shooting.
- Rahi Sarnobat, Heena Sidhu, Tejaswini Sawant and Elavenil Valarivan are other leading shooters.
Indian men in rifle shooting:
- Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold in the 10 m air rifle at Beijing 2008.
- Gagan Narang won bronze in the 10 m air rifle at London 2012.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Suma Shirur set a world record in 2002 but did not win the Champion of Champions title.
- ✗Abhinav Bindra won Olympic gold in 2008.
- ✗Gagan Narang won Olympic bronze in 2012.
Quick tip
Remember: Anjali Bhagwat = first Indian ISSF Champion of Champions (2002, Milan, combined air rifle), world No. 1 in 2002, first Indian woman shooter in an Olympic final (2000).
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