Anish Bhanwala was born on Thursday, 26 September 2002 (age 21 years; as of 2023) in the village of Kashandi, Sonipat. His zodiac sign is Libra. He hails from Karnal, Haryana. He did his schooling at St. Theresa’s Convent Sr. Sec. School, Karnal.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Weight (approx.): 65 Kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Anish Bhanwala’s father’s name is Jagpal Bhanwala, a Lawyer. His mother is a homemaker. He has an elder sister named Muskan Bhanwala, a national-level shooter.
Anish Bhanwala with his parents
Anish Bhanwala with his parents
Wife
Anish Bhanwala is unmarried.
Career
Anish Bhanwala began competing in the Modern Pentathlon Championships and played for the country at the U-12 modern pentathlon World Championships (2013) and Asian Modern Pentathlon Championships (2015), after which he chose shooting among the pentathlon’s five sports. Anish started shooting at the age of twelve and took his professional training under the coaching of DSP Harpreet Singh. In 2017, when Anish joined the Indian National team of shooting, he was mentored by an Indian Team foreign coach Pavel Smirnov. He bagged two gold, two silver and a bronze medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup Championships (2017) held in Suhl, Germany. In 2018, he scored a new Commonwealth Games finals record of 30 hits and became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Anish Bhanwala (middle) at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (2018)
In 2019, Anish won a gold, a silver, and a bronze at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. In 2022, he bagged silver with 581 points at the World Championships held in Cairo. Subsequently, Anish Bhanwala represented India at the 19th Asian Games (2022) held in Hangzhou, China in 2023. He won a bronze medal for shooting in the men’s 25 m rapid-fire pistol team event along with his teammates Vijayveer Sidhu and Adarsh Singh.
Anish Bhanwala (left) with his teammates
The Indian men’s trio finished in third place with 1718 points, while China earned the gold medal with 1765 points and South Korea drew silver with 1734 points.
Anish Bhanwala with a bronze medal
Awards
- 2018: Mahindra Scorpio Toisa Award for Emerging Player of The Year.
- 2021: Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from the former president of India Ram Nath Kovind.
Anish Bhawala receiving the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from the former president of India Ram Nath Kovind
Medals
Gold
- 2017: 25 m Standard Pistol at the ISSF Junior World Championships held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2017: 25 m Pistol Team at the ISSF Junior World Championships held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2018: Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
- 2018: ISSF Junior World Cup held in Sydney.
- 2018: 25 m Standard Pistol Team at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
- 2018: 25 m Standard Pistol Mix at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
- 2019: ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
Silver
- 2017: 25 m Pistol at the ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
- 2017: 25 m Standard Pistol Team at the ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
- 2017: Commonwealth Championship held in Brisbane, Australia.
- 2018: ISSF Junior World Cup held in Sydney.
- 2019: ISSF Junior World Cup held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2022: World Championships held in Cairo.
Bronze
- 2017: ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
- 2018: ISSF Junior World Cup held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2019: ISSF Junior World Cup held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2023: Asian Games (2022) held in Hangzhou, China.