Karam Lehal
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Karam Sukhbir Singh Lehal |
| Born | February 10, 1994 Sangrur, Punjab, India |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | skeet |
| Coached by | Amardeep Singh Rai Ennio Falco |
Karam Sukhbir Singh Lehal (born 10 February 1994) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in skeet shooting.[1] He won a gold medal in the junior men's skeet team event and a bronze medal in the individual event at the 2014 Asian Shotgun Championship[2][3] and was part of Punjab's gold-medal-winning men's skeet team at the 2015 National Games of India.[4][5]
Early life
Lehal was born on 10 February 1994 in Sangrur of Punjab, India.[1] He completed his schooling at GGS School in Sangrur and graduated from Public College, Samana. He was pursuing a master's degree in political science at Khalsa College, Patiala.[5][6] Before taking up shooting, Lehal was also involved in equestrianism at the national level and boxing at the state level.[7]
Shooting career
Lehal began shooting in 2012 and was selected for the Indian shooting team that year.[8]
In 2013, he was selected for India's men's skeet team for the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, as a Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) shooter.[9][10] Lehal represented India in the junior men's skeet event at the 2014 ISSF World Championship in Granada, Spain.[11] Later that year, at the 2014 Asian Shotgun Championships in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Lehal won a bronze medal in the junior men's skeet event and a gold medal in the junior men's skeet team event alongside Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa.[3][2][12][13] He also won a bronze medal as part of the Indian team in the junior men's skeet event at the International Junior Shotgun Cup in Porpetto, Italy, in 2014.[14] At the 58th National Shooting Championship Competitions in Patiala, he won the gold medal in the junior men's skeet event.[15][16] Lehal received his early training from Amardeep Singh Rai. After joining the Indian shooting team, he trained under Italian Olympic medallist and coach Ennio Falco.[7]
In 2015, Lehal was part of the Punjab team that won the gold medal in the men's skeet team event at the National Games of India in Kerala.[17][18][4] He also won an inter-university shooting competition held at Punjabi University.[5] He also represented India at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, where the Indian team finished fourth in the men's skeet team event.[19][20] Later that year, he was part of Punjab's silver-medal-winning team in the men's skeet event at the 59th National Shooting Championship Competitions in Jaipur.[21]
In 2017, Lehal won the men's skeet event in the MQS category at the 27th All India G.V. Mavalankar Shooting Championship in Patiala.[22]
At the 63rd National Shooting Championship Competitions in New Delhi in 2019, Lehal was part of the Punjab team that won the gold medal in the men's skeet team event.[23] He also won a silver medal in the skeet mixed team event with Ganemat Sekhon.[24][25]
In January 2021, Lehal shared the top spot with three other shooters on the opening day of the National Shotgun selection trials, scoring 71 out of 75.[26]
At the Olympic trials in 2020, Lehal finished fourth among Indian skeet shooters.[5] The following year, he was selected by the National Rifle Association of India in the men's skeet squad , in the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) category, for the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi.[5][27][28]
In 2026, Lehal was seen practising at a shooting range and was preparing to return to professional shooting after his involvement in politics and public life.[7]
Political career
Lehal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in January 2022.[29] Before joining the party, Lehal had worked with the Indian National Congress and had served as general secretary of the National Students' Union of India and as a member of the Punjab Congress Development Board.[29][30]
In 2024, Lehal was the in-charge of the BJP Yuva Morcha Sports Cell in Punjab.[31]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anantjeet leads jr skeet team to gold at Asian Shotgun Championship". The Times of India. 2014-11-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "4th Asian Shotgun Championship – Results" (PDF). Asian Shooting Confederation. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Punjab in Shooting". National Games 2015 Official Results. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 25 August 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Sangrur shooter selected in WC skeet team". The Tribune. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Sangrur shooter named for upcoming Delhi World Cup". True Scoop. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 सिंह, ऋतु. "एशियन चैंपियनशिप के पदक से राजनीति तक, अब करम लिहाल दोबारा निशानेबाजी में आजमाएंगे हाथ". DNA Hindi (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "ਸੰਗਰੂਰ ਦੇ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਨੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਟੇਟ ਚੈਂਪੀਅਨਸ਼ਿਪ ਰਾਈਫਿਲ ਸ਼ੂਟਿੰਗ ਚ ਜਿੱਤਿਆ ਸੋਨ ਤਗਮਾ". jagbani. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ "Rathore, Sodhi to lead Indian challenge in Shotgun World Cups". The Times of India. 2013-02-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ IANS (2013-02-13). "Rathore, Sodhi to spearhead Indian challenge". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "ISSF World Championship, Spain 2014" (PDF). National Rifle Association of India. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ IANS (2014-11-10). "Junior Indian men's Skeet team wins Asian gold". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ "Junior Indian men's Skeet team wins Asian gold". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "Medal Overall Performance – Team (Individual Shooter)" (PDF). National Rifle Association of India. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "58th National Shooting Championship Competitions (Shotgun) – List of Finalists" (PDF). National Rifle Association of India. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Parampal is National skeet champ". The Hindu. 2014-11-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
- ↑ "Smit Singh's skeet double helps Punjab pip Maharashtra to second place in 35th National Games shooting medals tally". IndianSportsNews.com. 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
- ↑ "Smit's skeet double helps Punjab pip Maharashtra". Business Standard. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade – Men's Skeet Team Results" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Shooting sports - Universiade 2015 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ "59th National Shooting Championship Competitions 2015 (Shotgun) – Team Result" (PDF). National Rifle Association of India. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "27th All India G.V. Mavalankar Shooting Championship (Shotgun) – Second Day Result" (PDF). National Rifle Association of India. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "63rd National Shooting Championship Competitions in Shotgun Events – Team Result" (PDF). National Rifle Association of India. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "63rd National Shooting Championship Competitions in Shotgun Events – Skeet Mixed Team Final" (PDF). National Rifle Association of India. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (2019-11-30). "Mairaj-Areeba shoot mixed skeet gold in the 63rd National Shotgun Championship". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (2021-01-07). "Four marksmen share the top spot in skeet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Indian shooting: NRAI announce 57-member squad for ISSF World Cup in Delhi". Scroll.in. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Nag, Utathya (16 February 2021). "India name 57-member squad for Shooting World Cup in New Delhi". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਸ਼ੂਟਿੰਗ ਚੈਂਪੀਅਨ ਕਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਹਿਲ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਨਤਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ 'ਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ". jagbani. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ "ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਸੂਟਿੰਗ ਚੈਂਪੀਅਨ ਕਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਭਾਜਪਾ 'ਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ - National Shooting Champion Karam Singh Lehal joins Bharti Janata Party". Punjabi Jagran (in ਪੰਜਾਬੀ). 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ "ਭਾਜਪਾ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ ਦਾ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਉੱਜਵਲ- ਕਰਮ ਲਹਿਲ". News18 ਪੰਜਾਬ (in pb). 2024-01-25. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2026-08-09.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
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