"The will to achieve something, the will to overcome odds" is the key to success - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore gave India its only proud moment at the 2004 Athens Olympics when he won the silver medal in the double trap shooting event. The first Indian to win an individual silver medal at the Olympics since Norman Pritchard in the 1900 Games in Paris.
Awards and recognitions :
2005 - Padma Shri.
2004-2005 - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (Highest Sporting Honour of India).
2003-2004 - Arjuna Award
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), military award for exceptional service, presented by the President of India on behalf of the Government of India.
Rathore was the chosen flag bearer for India during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Rathore was the chosen flag bearer for India during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia
1990 - the Sword Of Honour (For the Best All Round Officer Cadet at the Indian Military Academy).
1990 - the Sikh Regiment Gold Medal (For the Best Sportsmen at the Indian Military Academy).
1989 - the Blazer (Highest sports award at the National Defence Academy, Pune, India).
For him, it was reward for the many years of tireless hard work and dedication that he had invested in the sport.Rathore, an Indian Army officer who fought in the Kargil War in 1999, took up competitive shooting in 1998. His natural talent combined with characteristic determination helped him book a berth for the Olympics after he won a bronze medal at the World Championship in Cyprus in 2002.
That same year, he beat top shooters to win the 2002 Commonwealth Games gold medal.Then came the Olympic silver, after which he has emerged triumphant in almost every major event he has participated in.
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