Here is all you need to know about Palak Gulia who is grabbing everyone’s attention following her stunning performance at the Asian Games 2023 along with her parents and biography
Palak Gulia and Esha Singh succeeded in the women’s 10m air pistol individual category, winning gold and silver medals, respectively. Palak set an Asian Games record while competing by scoring 242.1 points on her way to the individual gold medal.
Who is shooter Palak Gulia, biography, age, height, family, parents, hometown state and Instagram
Esha Singh, a fellow Indian woman and shooting sensation, provided strong opposition for Palak. Esha and Palak fought in a tight competition until the latter took the lead for good in the last seconds of the event to win the gold medal, forcing Esha to settle for second place.
Thanks to her great performance, India is now just behind the leaders in the top spot, China, the Republic of South Korea, which is in second place, and Japan, which is now in third place on the medal count for the Asian Games.
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Who is Palak Gulia?
Shooter Palak Gulia was born in Jhajjar, Haryana on November 9, 2005 and is 5 feet 3 inches tall. She takes part in the 10m air pistol division. She competes for India in the shooting team at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Reliance Foundation helped her with the 17-year-old’s training.
In Cairo, Egypt, at the Shotgun and Rifle/Pistol World Championships, she competed for India in the 10m air pistol team event, where they ended in second position.
In the 10m air pistol competition at the 21st Kumar Surendra Singh Pistol Championship, which was held in June at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal, Palak won first place and a gold medal. In an attempt to qualify for the Olympics, she took part in the team event at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, in August.
Palak’s father Jogender has had a major role in helping her not to get “discouraged” from others. He said, as per The Indian Express:
My villagers would never let her participate in such games. It is unusual for girls to reach anywhere, but we shifted to Gurgaon and she took to shooting as it was compulsory to choose a sport.
He further continued:
At home, we make sure there is a conducive environment for her not to feel stressed.”
They take care to prevent their difficulties from getting in her way because concentration and mental tranquilly are essential for her sport, say her father, as per The Indian Express.
#WATCH | Family and relatives of Palak Gulia, who won Gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol individual event and Silver Medal in the 10m Air Pistol Women's team event at the 19th Asian Games in China, celebrate her success in Haryana's Jhajjar pic.twitter.com/xMnWL4tjya
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023