ISSF Gold Medalist Jitu Rai Age, Hometown, Achievements Images of Jitu Rai Biography
|Jitu Rai was born on 26 august, 1987. Jitu is a Nepali Bhasi Indian shooter of Indian Gorkha ethnic group to compete in the 10 meter air pistol and 50 meter pistol events. Government of India has awarded him with Khel Ratna award. At present Jitu is a part of the 11 Gorkha Rifles as a Naik-Subedar. He is currently ranked second in the world in 50m pistol and third in 10m air pistol events. Jitu was the first shooter in Rio Olympics to qualify after a silver medal at the 51st Shooting World Championship in Spain.
Jitu Rai Age/Height/ Weight/ Girlfriend
REAL NAME : Jitu Rai
NICKNAME : Not Known
PROFESSION : Shooter, Army Service
DATE OF BIRTH : 26 August, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH : Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal
AGE : 29 years
ZODIAC SIGN : Virgo
NATIONALITY : Nepalese, Indian
HOMETOWN : Sankhuwasabha District, Nepa
SCHOOL : Not Known
COLLEGE : Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore, Madhya Pradesh
HEIGHT : 5’4”
WEIGHT : 56 kg
EYE COLOUR : Black
HAIR COLOUR : Black
CURRENT TEAM : Indian Shooting
MENTOR : Garvaraj Rai (Lucknow)
FATHER : Not Known
MOTHER : Not Known
SIBLINGS : Jitu is 4th among 5 Siblings
RELIGION : Hinduism
ETHNICITY : Nepalese
GIRLFRIEND : Not Known
WIFE : Not Known
CHILDREN : Not Known
Records :
- Jitu Rai won Gold Medal in ISSF Men signals in 2017 in New Delhi.
- Jitu won 3 medals in ISSF World Cup (2014) and was ranked no. 1 shooter in the world in 10m air pistol.
- He won gold medal in 2014 commonwealth games scoring 194.1 points, a world record.
- he won gold medal in 2014 Asian Games in 50m pistol category.