Raiza Dhillon Age, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Panchkula, Haryana
Marital Status: Unmarried
Age: 20 Years
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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 |
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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.
- 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.