Bageshwar. Kalpesh Upadhyay (13), resident of Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand, has once again brought glory to the district. He has been selected for the National Pistol Shooting Competition. State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and other ministers have expressed happiness over his selection. Presently he lives in Dehradun and practices pistol shooting. Before this, he has participated in many state level competitions and has won many medals. This time Kalpesh will get a chance to bring glory to the district on the national platform.
Kalpesh’s father, former Minister of State and BJP leader Bhupesh Upadhyay, while talking to Local 18, said that in the 26th All India Shooting Championship 2024 held at Kalyan Bigha Harnaut Shooting Range in Nalanda district of Bihar, pistol shooter Kalpesh Upadhyay won 400 in the 10 meter pistol shooting competition. Got 359 marks from. After which he has been selected for the National Pistol Shooting Competition. Now Kalpesh will participate in the National Pistol Shooting Competition to be held in Delhi in the month of December. He said that if Kalpesh’s brilliant performance continues in Delhi also, he will be able to participate in the trials of Indian players for the International Pistol Competition. Last year also he was selected for the national shooting competition, but he missed the national team trials by just a few marks.
Kalpesh Upadhyay is a resident of Bhataura village.
13-year-old Kalpesh Upadhyay, currently resident of Dehradun, is originally a resident of Bhataura village of Bageshwar. He started shooting at the age of 9. Seeing his interest and performance in the sport of pistol shooting, his family built an Olympic standard shooting range at home for his practice and training under the guidance of world-class shooting experts, which was given to him as a gift on his 9th birthday. Kalpesh started his pistol shooting under the guidance of world famous shooter Padmashree Jaspal Rana. Currently, Kalpesh is trying to improve his shooting talent under the guidance of international shooter Pawan Parihar, resident of Madhya Pradesh, former coach of BSF shooting team.
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 4, 2024, 11:53 pm IST
