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Raiza Dhillon Age, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Panchkula, Haryana
Marital Status: Unmarried
Age: 20 Years

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ProfessionSport Shooter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourDark Brown
Shooting
Coaches• Ennio Falco
• Amrinder Singh Cheema
EventSkeet
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 Birth20 April 2024 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)20 Years
BirthplaceShamgarh, Karnal, Haryana
Zodiac signAries
NationalityIndian
HometownPanchkula, Haryana
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Social MediaInstagram
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
ParentsFather- Ravijit Dhillon
Mother- Gul Dhillon (village sarpanch)
Favourites
Indian Female Shooter Maheshwari Chauhan
Indian Male ShooterAnantjeet Singh Naruka
International Male ShooterVincent Hancock
International Female ShooterKimberly 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.