NEW DELHI: The capturing range in Jagatpura, Jaipur, wishes a brand new addition to it is number of portraits at the front of its 10m hall. Divyansh Singh Panwar, the 16-year-old from Rajasthan, is ready to proportion the gap with the area's greats like Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Karni Singh, Om Prakash Mitharwal and Apurvi Chandela, amongst others.
With a gold, silver and an Olympic quota booked at the ISSF World Cup in Beijing, the 10m Air Rifle shooter has broken limitations to go from a medal contender to a winner.
It was at the Jagatpura range that Divyansh began to first shoot, and only a day after he gained twin World Cup medals, the ability was buzzing with process.
"He used to train here under coach Kuldeep Sharma," Mahaveer Singh, the person who teamed up with Jaspal Rana to win the Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol - Pairs gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games instructed TimesofIndia.com. "He won a World Cup medal and a quota, which is the result of his hard work."
Divyansh and Anjum Moudgil gained the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team tournament at the recently concluded ISSF World Cup in Beijing. The Rajasthan teen followed it up with an individual silver medal, which also helped India e-book a 2020 Tokyo Olympics quota in men's 10m Air Rifle tournament.
The distinction between Divyansh and gold medallist Zicheng Hui of China was simply zero.four issues. A nine.five on his 14th shot in the ultimate value the Indian pricey but since China had already gained two Olympic quotas in the tournament, a silver proved sufficient for Divyansh to win the quota place as neatly.
It was most effective the second senior World Cup look for 16-year-old Divyansh, after making his debut in the Delhi edition earlier this 12 months. He completed 12th there with a rating of 627.2 but had carried out higher than Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar.
"It was a great experience, as I got the chance to shoot alongside Olympians," stated Divyansh while talking to Timesofindia.com. "And there was a lot of pressure, because the event involved a quota."
With medals coming largely from the younger shooters in India, especially in pistol events, the teenagers appear higher supplied to handle force. Perhaps it helps being a teenager, while capturing on the international degree, because a tender mind can most likely switch off and on easily.
It will also be perfect defined through somebody who spends time with these younger minds off the firing level.
"When we see him in competitions, it's hard to believe he's the same person with whom we enjoy a lot, chill out, crack jokes, without any stress or tension," stated Vivek Singh Bidhuria, a rifle shooter from Gwalior.
Divyansh and Vivek were sharing a rented rental close to the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi over the last two months.
"He doesn't become friendly very easily, is a little reserved. But he is just 16, so whatever a normal teenager does, he does as well," added Vivek.
After his double triumph in Beijing, what also made headlines was Divyansh's love for the video game PUBG. But the Jaipur lad stated it was blown out of proportion.
"That was a little exaggerated, that I play PUBG a lot. Yes, I used to play, but not to the extent that it's been reported. I am not distracted by video games," he stated.
"In fact, Vivek bhaiya is absolutely right. When I am at the range, I am 100 percent focused. Off the firing point, I lead a normal life -- watch a movie, go out, etc," Divyansh added.
Before making his senior debut, Divyansh, who began capturing in 2014, created a flutter at the 2017 Nationals profitable the junior and formative years gold. And once he crowned the charts across categories in variety trials 1 and a couple of, it was just a topic of time sooner than he began difficult seasoned seniors.
"There is no such difference, because juniors and seniors are shooting almost the same scores these days," Divyansh stated.
But he does admit that there is one distraction which springs to his mind when he starts capturing the interior 10s extra persistently.
His thoughts fast-forward to the overall rating he may just attain, which ends up in loss of center of attention and a dip in concentration ranges.
"I have given it a lot of thought, that I need to get over it. But right now, there's so little time to work on it with of a lot of competitions lined up. Only a mental conditioning coach can help with this. I have made a request for it with my sponsors OGQ (Olympic Gold Quest). They have said that they will try to arrange this very soon," stated Divyansh.
At present, when national camps aren't on, Divyansh trains beneath his coach Deepak Kumar Dubey, who has helped the younger man development as a shooter over time.
"I wake up at 5:30 a.m. and do physical training until 6:30 a.m. with my coach. Then I go to the range and practice from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. After that, we return for lunch and then there is another physical training session in the evening," the scholar of Jaipur's Maheshwari Public School shared his follow time table.
Amid that disturbing time table, one thing Divyansh enjoys a lot is the occasional late-night chatting session with his pal and room-mate Vivek.
But once his father, an worker of Jaipur's SMS Hospital, comes visiting, it is lighting out through 10 p.m.
"Woh to hai (that is true). When dad is here, I have to sleep early," he signed off with a candid smile.
With a gold, silver and an Olympic quota booked at the ISSF World Cup in Beijing, the 10m Air Rifle shooter has broken limitations to go from a medal contender to a winner.
It was at the Jagatpura range that Divyansh began to first shoot, and only a day after he gained twin World Cup medals, the ability was buzzing with process.
"He used to train here under coach Kuldeep Sharma," Mahaveer Singh, the person who teamed up with Jaspal Rana to win the Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol - Pairs gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games instructed TimesofIndia.com. "He won a World Cup medal and a quota, which is the result of his hard work."
Divyansh and Anjum Moudgil gained the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team tournament at the recently concluded ISSF World Cup in Beijing. The Rajasthan teen followed it up with an individual silver medal, which also helped India e-book a 2020 Tokyo Olympics quota in men's 10m Air Rifle tournament.
The distinction between Divyansh and gold medallist Zicheng Hui of China was simply zero.four issues. A nine.five on his 14th shot in the ultimate value the Indian pricey but since China had already gained two Olympic quotas in the tournament, a silver proved sufficient for Divyansh to win the quota place as neatly.
It was most effective the second senior World Cup look for 16-year-old Divyansh, after making his debut in the Delhi edition earlier this 12 months. He completed 12th there with a rating of 627.2 but had carried out higher than Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar.
"It was a great experience, as I got the chance to shoot alongside Olympians," stated Divyansh while talking to Timesofindia.com. "And there was a lot of pressure, because the event involved a quota."
With medals coming largely from the younger shooters in India, especially in pistol events, the teenagers appear higher supplied to handle force. Perhaps it helps being a teenager, while capturing on the international degree, because a tender mind can most likely switch off and on easily.
It will also be perfect defined through somebody who spends time with these younger minds off the firing level.
"When we see him in competitions, it's hard to believe he's the same person with whom we enjoy a lot, chill out, crack jokes, without any stress or tension," stated Vivek Singh Bidhuria, a rifle shooter from Gwalior.
Divyansh and Vivek were sharing a rented rental close to the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi over the last two months.
"He doesn't become friendly very easily, is a little reserved. But he is just 16, so whatever a normal teenager does, he does as well," added Vivek.
After his double triumph in Beijing, what also made headlines was Divyansh's love for the video game PUBG. But the Jaipur lad stated it was blown out of proportion.
"That was a little exaggerated, that I play PUBG a lot. Yes, I used to play, but not to the extent that it's been reported. I am not distracted by video games," he stated.
"In fact, Vivek bhaiya is absolutely right. When I am at the range, I am 100 percent focused. Off the firing point, I lead a normal life -- watch a movie, go out, etc," Divyansh added.
Before making his senior debut, Divyansh, who began capturing in 2014, created a flutter at the 2017 Nationals profitable the junior and formative years gold. And once he crowned the charts across categories in variety trials 1 and a couple of, it was just a topic of time sooner than he began difficult seasoned seniors.
"There is no such difference, because juniors and seniors are shooting almost the same scores these days," Divyansh stated.
But he does admit that there is one distraction which springs to his mind when he starts capturing the interior 10s extra persistently.
His thoughts fast-forward to the overall rating he may just attain, which ends up in loss of center of attention and a dip in concentration ranges.
"I have given it a lot of thought, that I need to get over it. But right now, there's so little time to work on it with of a lot of competitions lined up. Only a mental conditioning coach can help with this. I have made a request for it with my sponsors OGQ (Olympic Gold Quest). They have said that they will try to arrange this very soon," stated Divyansh.
At present, when national camps aren't on, Divyansh trains beneath his coach Deepak Kumar Dubey, who has helped the younger man development as a shooter over time.
"I wake up at 5:30 a.m. and do physical training until 6:30 a.m. with my coach. Then I go to the range and practice from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. After that, we return for lunch and then there is another physical training session in the evening," the scholar of Jaipur's Maheshwari Public School shared his follow time table.
Amid that disturbing time table, one thing Divyansh enjoys a lot is the occasional late-night chatting session with his pal and room-mate Vivek.
But once his father, an worker of Jaipur's SMS Hospital, comes visiting, it is lighting out through 10 p.m.
"Woh to hai (that is true). When dad is here, I have to sleep early," he signed off with a candid smile.
Divyansh Singh Panwar: Another teenage Indian top gun
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