Bhowneesh Mendiratta is an Indian

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. He won a quota berth for the Paris Olympics.

Early life and education

He graduated from the

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in 2017. He went on to study at the

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Career

He started with

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shooting, but gave it in favour of trap after double trap was dropped as an Olympic event. He was part of the team that won a silver medal at the trap competition at the

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. By finishing fourth at the

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in the men's trap competition, he won the first Indian quota for the Paris Olympics.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendiratta, Bhowneesh Indian male sport shooters 1999 births Living people