Tarundeep Rai was born on 22 February 1984 and is an Indian archer from Sikkim.
14 Facts About Tarundeep Rai
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Tarundeep Rai was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 by the Government of India for his contribution to sports.
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Tarundeep Rai is supported by a sports NGO, Olympic Gold Quest.
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Tarundeep Rai won India's maiden individual silver medal at the 16th Asian Games on 24 November 2010 in Guangzhou, China.
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Tarundeep Rai became an Olympian taking part in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he was placed 32nd in the men's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647.
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Tarundeep Rai was a member of the Indian men's archery team that was place 11th at the 2004 Olympics.
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Tarundeep Rai was out of action for two years in 2007 and 2008 due to a career-threatening shoulder injury.
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Tarundeep Rai won a silver medal at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games in the individual event.
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Tarundeep Rai was part of Indian men's recurve team at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Tarundeep Rai was a part of the Indian archery team that finished 4th at the 2003 World Championship in New York City.
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Tarundeep Rai's was part of the Indian team that won silver medal at the 2005 World Championship in Madrid, Spain.
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Tarundeep Rai won three gold medals at South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong.
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Tarundeep Rai was part of the Indian team that defeated Kazakhstan in round of 16 in the men's team event.
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Tarundeep Rai was selected to take part in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Paris in both individual and team events.