Sarabjot Singh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sarabjot Singh

• According to Sarabjot, initially, he wanted to be a footballer, but an incident occurred where he saw some kids aiming at paper targets with pistols during the summer camp. This scene left a major make on his mind and he decided to pursue shooting. He expressed his desire to become a shooter to his father but he was not in favour of him pursuing a shooting career as it was expensive. Sarabjot somehow convinced them and pursued shooting as a career.

• Sarabjot first won the silver medal in his first district-level tournament and then started taking professional guidance under coach Abhishek Rana. He has been training Sarabjot since 2016.

• Sarabjot won double gold at the 65th National Shooting Championships in the team event at MP Shooting Academy in Bhopal in December 2022.

• Sarabjot won the junior world championship in 2021 for both team and mixed-team events and earned a gold medal with a score of 16-0 in the World Cup’s first final match in March 2023. During the competition, he became the top scorer by earning 585 points. He secured the top spot with 253.2 points.

  

• In August 2023, the Indian team consisting of Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema got an aggregate score of 1734 in the finals. Individually, Sarabjot scored 578 points.

• Sarabjot’s mental and physical health was not perfectly fine during an event in Cario. He was in regular touch with a psychologist to improve his concentration.

• He is a fitness enthusiast and follows a strict fitness regime.