Jitu Rai adjudged TOISA Shooter of the Year

NEW DELHI: Ace shooter Jitu Rai bagged the TOISA Shooter of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) held at Gurgaon on Thursday.
Jitu Rai had a wonderful 2014 as he won the medals in various prestigious events globally.
Other nominees in the category included the likes of Abhinav Bindra, Apurvi Chandela, Gagan Narang, Malaika Goel and Rahi Sarnobat.
2014 was a very fruitful and successful year for the new shooting star of India.
In 2014, at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, he won the silver medal in the 10m air pistol event. Following this, in Maribor, Rai won two medals - a gold in the 10m air pistol and a silver in the 50m pistol event.
In the process, he became the first shooter to win two medals at a single world cup for India. Following his achievements, he was ranked number 1 in the world, in 10m air pistol event in July 2014.
At the Commonwealth Games, Rai created the Games record in the qualification round of the 50m pistol event with 562 points. He went on to win the gold medal, scoring 194.1 points in the final, creating another Games record.
In the Incheon Asian Games, Jitu won the gold medal in the 50m pistol event. He also won a bronze in the men's 10m air pistol team event.