Gagan Narang is India's answer to the challenges posed in the international arena of shooting. The 22 year old is the World No. 1 in Air Rifle shooting and has ensured that the Indian subcontinent ranks amongst the top nations in the world of shooting. Narang came into the limelight after his successful stint at the Commonwealth Games, followed by the World Cup, from where he returned with a gold medal.
Gagan Narang has made his nation proud after winning the coveted gold medal and emerging victorious at the ISSF World Cup in Guangzhou. He also secured a position in the Beijing Olympics. This monumental feat elevated his ranking and he soared ahead by leaps and bounds, skipping 18 positions to emerge as the forerunner of international shooting. Gagan Narang is the third Indian shooter to achieve this tremendous feat, previously attained by Rajyavardhan Rathore and Anjali Bhagwat.
Amongst Gagan Narang's remarkable achievements, his spectacular performance at the 2006 Commonwealth Games deserves special mention. His stupendous feat includes four gold medals in the categories of Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (individuals), Men's 10m Air Rifle (individuals), Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (Pairs) and the Men's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs). In the pairs' event, Narang was paired with Abhinav Bindra, another top notch Indian shooter.
