Raiza Dhillon Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Sport Shooter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Shooting
Coaches	• Ennio Falco • Amrinder Singh Cheema
Event	Skeet
Medal(s)	Gold Medal 2021: International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship, Lima, Peru (as part of Skeet Team) 2022: 65th National Shooting Championship, New Delhi (Skeet Women Junior) 2023: 37th National Games in Goa 2023: Asian Shotgun Championships, Changwon, Korea (as part of Skeet mixed team) 2024: Asian Shotgun Championships, Kuwait City (as part of Skeet Team) Silver Medal 2023: International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship, Changwon, Korea (Skeet Women) 2023: Asian Shooting Championships, Changwon, Korea (skeet women) 2024: Asian Shotgun Championships, Kuwait City (Skeet Women) Bronze Medal 2021: 64th National Shooting Championship, Patiala 2024: Asian Shotgun Championships, Kuwait City (Skeet Mixed)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 April 2004 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	20 Years
Birthplace	Shamgarh, Karnal, Haryana
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Panchkula, Haryana
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Ravijit Dhillon Mother- Gul Dhillon (village sarpanch)
Favourites
Indian Female Shooter	Maheshwari Chauhan
Indian Male Shooter	Anantjeet Singh Naruka
International Male Shooter	Vincent Hancock
International Female Shooter	Kimberly Susan Rhode

Some Lesser Known About Raiza Dhillon

• Raiza Dhillon is the first Indian to qualify in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 skeet event.

• In childhood, she got interested in guns used for trophy hunting by her grandfather and father.

• Her mother initially was not in favour of her choosing shooting, and she tried to introduce her to other sports such as tennis and swimming.

• She liked to practice with toy guns on empty cans and bottles and started formally practising at age 12.

• She started training under Amrinder Singh Cheema, a friend of her father, international shooter, and four-time national winner at Motibagh Gun Club in Patiala.
  

  Raiza Dhillon practicing at a shooting range

• She has attended the coaching camps at Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation in Pune and trained under international coach and Olympian Ennio Falco for a brief period.

• She was part of the Indian team at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship at Osijek, Croatia, in 2022.

• In March 2023, she participated in the skeet women’s individual and mixed team at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Larnaca, Cyprus.

• She joined the Sports Authority of India’s National Centre of Excellence in 2023.