Jitu Rai was born on 26 August 1987 and is an Indian Army Subedar Major who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 50 metre pistol events.
11 Facts About Jitu Rai
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Jitu Rai is a Subedar Major in the 11 Gorkha Rifles of Indian Army.
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Jitu Rai has a certificate of participation in the 2011 National Games where he represented Uttar Pradesh.
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At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Jitu Rai created the Games record in the qualification round of the 50 metre pistol event, having scored 562 points.
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Jitu Rai went on to win the gold medal in the event, scoring 194.1 points in the final, thus creating another Games record.
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Jitu Rai won a bronze in the men's 10 m air pistol team event.
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Jitu Rai had had a bad outing earlier in the 10m pistol event.
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Jitu Rai made a flying start to the qualifiers with a 10-pointer, and then followed it up with two 9s.
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Jitu Rai hit three bullseyes to hit a 95 in the second round and take his total to 187 points.
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Jitu Rai managed only 90 points in that round and dropped down to the 12th spot.
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But, Jitu Rai made up for the third round with some fantastic shooting in the fourth and the fifth.