Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (born 29 November 1995) is a Canadian skeet shooter. In 2018, he became the first shooter to set the skeet final round world record of 60 out of 60.
 Bajwa at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | 29 November 1995 Chandigarh, India |
| Sport | |
| Country | India (2013–2025) Canada (2026–) |
| Sport | Shooting |
Event | Skeet |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60/60 WR (2018) 123/125 (2019) |
Medal record | |
Early and personal life
editBajwa was born on 29 November 1995 in Chandigarh.[1] He finished his schooling at the Sherwood College in 2013. He later moved to Vancouver and enrolled at the University of British Columbia, but left his studies midway to return to India and focus on shooting. In 2020, Bajwa went on to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at the Manav Rachna University.[2][3]
In 2025, Bajwa switched his nationality from Indian to Canadian.[4] His family is based in Canada, where his father, Gurpal, operates a hospitality business, which was one of the reasons that influenced his decision to relocate from India.[5]
Career
editAt the 2015 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait City, the trio of Bajwa, Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Arjun Mann won the gold medal in the men's skeet junior team event. Bajwa also won gold in the junior individual event.[6]
Bajwa participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta where he shot 119 out of 125 and failed to qualify for the final.[7] He won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Shotgun Championships in Kuwait City by shooting a world record 60 out of 60 in the final round of the men's skeet competition. This was India's first ever gold medal in the skeet discipline in a continental or world-level tournament.[8][9]
Making a comeback after an illness, Bajwa won the bronze medal at the 2019 Universiade in Naples.[10] At the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha, he won gold in the men's skeet event after a shoot-off with fellow Indian Mairaj Ahmad Khan, who settled for silver. As a result of this, both Bajwa and Khan bagged 2020 Tokyo Olympics quota places for India.[11] Bajwa also won silver in the mixed team event, with Ganemat Sekhon, in the same competition.[12]
At the 2021 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, Bajwa won the gold medal in men's skeet team event with Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Gurjoat Siingh Khangura.[13] Bajwa finished 18th in men's skeet event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a score of 120/125.[14]
At the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, the trio of Bajwa, Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Gurjoat Siingh Khangura won the bronze medal in the men's skeet team event.[15]
He last represented India at the international level in the 2025 Asian Shooting Championships in Shymkent, where he competed for ranking points only.[16]
References
edit- ↑ Naik, Shivani (7 February 2016). "Angad Veer Singh Bajwa: Meet shooting's Virat Kohli". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Angad Veer Singh Bajwa Tokyo Olympics 2021 - Angad Veer Singh Bajwa Wiki, Family, Career Info". Sportskeeda.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (1 December 2018). "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa: 'I was confident of winning the gold'". Sportstar.
- ↑ "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Olympian and two-time Asian skeet shooting champion for India, switches nationality to Canada". Olympics. 2 January 2026.
- ↑ "India's Asian Games medallist chooses Canada. Why shooter Angad Bajwa made the switch". India Today. 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Heena Sidhu shoots gold medal in Asian Championship". Deccan Chronicle. 7 November 2015.
- ↑ "Asian Games 2018: Indian skeet shooters flop, fail to make the cut for the finals". The New Indian Express. 26 August 2018.
- ↑ "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa grabs first skeet gold for India with a world record". India Today. 7 November 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Shotgun Championship: Angad Vir Singh Bajwa shoots historic skeet gold". DNA. 6 November 2018.
- ↑ "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa bags a bronze in shooting in Universiade". The Hindu. 10 July 2019.
- ↑ Ninan, Susan (11 November 2019). "Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, India's perfect skeet shooter". ESPN.
- ↑ "Asian Championships: Angad, Sekhon bag mixed team silver in Skeet". Sportstar. 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "Gold for Indian men's skeet team, women settle for silver". The Times of India. 22 March 2021.
- ↑ "Angad Bajwa finishes 18th in skeet, Mairaj 25th". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2021.
- ↑ "Asian Games 2023: Full list of Indian gold, silver and bronze medallists at Hangzhou 2022". Sportstar. 8 October 2023.
- ↑ "Skeet Qualification: 2025 Asian Shooting Championships". ISSF. 19 August 2025.
External links
edit- Angad Vir Singh Bajwa at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Angad Vir Singh Bajwa at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (archived)
- Angad Vir Singh Bajwa at Olympics.com
- Angad Vir Singh Bajwa at Olympedia
- Angad Vir Singh Bajwa at InterSportStats
