Rakesh Manpat

rdf:langString Rakesh Manpat

rdf:langString Rakesh Manpat

rdf:langString Rakesh Manpat

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rdf:langString Rakesh Manpat is an Indian shooter from Bangalore. He completed his education from Jain University where he was in the junior division of NCC. In 2006, at 16, he became a Junior state champion, winning all gold medals. Rakesh Manpat was ranked third behind Gagan Narang and Abhinav Bindra at the Common Wealth Games Trials 2010. At the 2010 World Championships at Zagreb, Rakesh Manpat represented India in all three rifle events. In the 50 Meter 3 positions event, he scored a 1160 and set a Junior Indian National Record, ranking 5th in the world. He also won a Junior International Silver medal in Suhl, Germany. He won a bronze as a Senior at 55th Nationals Championships, a silver at 56th National Championships and finally a gold at the 57th National Shooting Championship in the men's free rifle prone category. In 2016, he won a gold medal in the 3rd match of 39th InterShoot International Shooting Competition in The Hague, Netherlands, ahead of two Olympic and World Champions. He founded the Elite Shooting Academy in 2017 and has been mentoring some of the finest rifle shooters in India. Notably two Women National Champions, Apurvi Chandela 2016 Olympian, World ranked #1 & world Ranked #15.