Mayo College, Man Singh's Gold at the Asian Shotgun Championship

Ex Scholar No 1285 Man Singh, joined Mayo College in 2002 in Kashmir House and passed out in 2006 from Kashmir House. While at School he was a good Swimmer and represented the School in District and State Swimming Championships.

He represented India as part of the Men’s Skeet team in Doha Asian Games in 2006 as a 17 year old. He went on to win the Junior National Gold (Under-21) in the National Games in 2007 where he set a new National record.

In Aug 2011, he participated in the World Championships and scored a 121/125 setting a new record for an Indian. In the recently concluded Asian Championships, he bettered his own record and scored a 124/125.

His recent record breaking International achievement in Shotgun is reproduced below: We wish him all the best in his endeavours. Go Mayo!!

30 NOV 2011 MAN SINGH WINS GOLD
Man Singh's gold at the recent Asian Shotgun Championship in Kuala Lumpur has made him more confident of qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics.

He is quick on the trigger. Never mess with him. He does not miss! That may be an intimidating introduction for Man Singh, but relax; he is an amiable young man, out to make us all proud, a champion skeet shooter who is just a shot away from the world record.

Big impact
Indian shotgun marksmen are renowned. We have the world champion in trap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu, and the Olympic silver medallist in Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. It is not easy to make an impact, but that was what exactly Man Singh did in the Asian shotgun championship in Kuala Lumpur recently.

Near Perfect
Man Singh took everyone's breath away by shooting the Asian record in skeet, with a score of 149 out of 150, one short of perfection and the world record. “I snapped at the target,” recalled Man Singh when reminded about the clay bird missed in the first series. After a 24, he was flawless and shot 25s over the next five rounds including the final which incidentally was his first in international competition. He equalled the qualification Asian record of 124 and the Asian final record in skeet at 149.

He has the maturity not to look at the scores, but retain his focus and a clarity of approach, “one station at a time.” In skeet shooting, you have eight stations, and clay birds emerge from two opposite ‘houses', sometimes simultaneously. Man Singh joined Abdullah Alrashidi of Kuwait as the three-time world champion in the record books. In fact, he beat another Asian record holder Saif Bin Futtais of the UAE by five points for the gold.

Huge leap
It was one huge leap into the top echelons of the shooting world for the young man who aspires to qualify for the Olympics in London. Ever since he barged into the Indian team for the Asian Games in Doha in 2006 as a precocious talent, trained by coach P. S. Sodhi, Man Singh, a student of Mayo College in Ajmer, had put studies on the back burner, thanks to total support from doting parents.

In the world of skeet shooting, in which high scores are an everyday affair, Man was grooming himself to be a top shooter by training with Josh Lakatos of the USA, who had the distinction of winning the trap junior gold and the double trap men's gold in the World Championship in Barcelona in 1993. The versatile genius, Lakatos trains aspirants in all shotgun events, and Man Singh made it a point to visit him regularly in Los Angeles last year.

The scores kept improving through the season, as Man Singh tackled the four World Cups with competence and was at his best in the World Championship in Belgrade, when he shot 121 out of 125. He had stumbled in the first round with a 22 but dropped only one bird thereafter. That saw him finish 25th. Once the technique is learnt correctly and put into regular practice, Man Singh feels that “self belief”' and a positive attitude make a big difference.

He missed the national championship gold in the tie-shoot to Mairaj Ahmad Khan early this season, but Man Singh has indeed come a long way since then. The 23-year-old from Delhi is as quick on the video game as any youngster or as persistent with his computer in downloading tons of movies and music, to keep himself entertained when he travels all over the world, and when he is home he plays golf. There is no doubt that he is born to shoot. Man Singh can be at his entertaining best while smashing the clay pigeons at the shooting range.

	MAYO COLLEGE
	CONGRATULATORY MAN SINGH(OB 2006) BREAKS ASIAN SKEET RECORD

	Ex Scholar No 1285 Man Singh, joined Mayo College in 2002 in Kashmir House and passed out in 2006 from Kashmir House. While at School he was a good Swimmer and represented the School in District and State Swimming Championships. He represented India as part of the Men’s Skeet team in Doha Asian Games in 2006 as a 17 year old. He went on to win the Junior National Gold (Under-21) in the National Games in 2007 where he set a new National record. In Aug 2011, he participated in the World Championships and scored a 121/125 setting a new record for an Indian. In the recently concluded Asian Championships, he bettered his own record and scored a 124/125. His recent record breaking International achievement in Shotgun is reproduced below: We wish him all the best in his endeavours. Go Mayo!! 30 NOV 2011 MAN SINGH WINS GOLD Man Singh's gold at the recent Asian Shotgun Championship in Kuala Lumpur has made him more confident of qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics. He is quick on the trigger. Never mess with him. He does not miss! That may be an intimidating introduction for Man Singh, but relax; he is an amiable young man, out to make us all proud, a champion skeet shooter who is just a shot away from the world record. Big impact Indian shotgun marksmen are renowned. We have the world champion in trap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu, and the Olympic silver medallist in Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. It is not easy to make an impact, but that was what exactly Man Singh did in the Asian shotgun championship in Kuala Lumpur recently. Near Perfect Man Singh took everyone's breath away by shooting the Asian record in skeet, with a score of 149 out of 150, one short of perfection and the world record. “I snapped at the target,” recalled Man Singh when reminded about the clay bird missed in the first series. After a 24, he was flawless and shot 25s over the next five rounds including the final which incidentally was his first in international competition. He equalled the qualification Asian record of 124 and the Asian final record in skeet at 149. He has the maturity not to look at the scores, but retain his focus and a clarity of approach, “one station at a time.” In skeet shooting, you have eight stations, and clay birds emerge from two opposite ‘houses', sometimes simultaneously. Man Singh joined Abdullah Alrashidi of Kuwait as the three-time world champion in the record books. In fact, he beat another Asian record holder Saif Bin Futtais of the UAE by five points for the gold. Huge leap It was one huge leap into the top echelons of the shooting world for the young man who aspires to qualify for the Olympics in London. Ever since he barged into the Indian team for the Asian Games in Doha in 2006 as a precocious talent, trained by coach P. S. Sodhi, Man Singh, a student of Mayo College in Ajmer, had put studies on the back burner, thanks to total support from doting parents. In the world of skeet shooting, in which high scores are an everyday affair, Man was grooming himself to be a top shooter by training with Josh Lakatos of the USA, who had the distinction of winning the trap junior gold and the double trap men's gold in the World Championship in Barcelona in 1993. The versatile genius, Lakatos trains aspirants in all shotgun events, and Man Singh made it a point to visit him regularly in Los Angeles last year. The scores kept improving through the season, as Man Singh tackled the four World Cups with competence and was at his best in the World Championship in Belgrade, when he shot 121 out of 125. He had stumbled in the first round with a 22 but dropped only one bird thereafter. That saw him finish 25th. Once the technique is learnt correctly and put into regular practice, Man Singh feels that “self belief”' and a positive attitude make a big difference. He missed the national championship gold in the tie-shoot to Mairaj Ahmad Khan early this season, but Man Singh has indeed come a long way since then. The 23-year-old from Delhi is as quick on the video game as any youngster or as persistent with his computer in downloading tons of movies and music, to keep himself entertained when he travels all over the world, and when he is home he plays golf. There is no doubt that he is born to shoot. Man Singh can be at his entertaining best while smashing the clay pigeons at the shooting range.