Father sent son to shooting range to get rid of PUBG addiction; won gold medals
Father sent son to shooting range to get rid of PUBG addiction; won gold medals
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Divyansh Singh Panwar, who was held in Beijing in 2019, won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup to win a quota for the Tokyo Olympics in a 10m air rifle. Divyansh has so far hit a gold medal in the 4th ISSF World Cup. He has also won a gold medal for the country in the Junior World Cup. Two juniors have also set records in the World Cup. He is expected to win a medal in Tokyo.

Divyansh from Jaipur in Rajasthan was interested in shooting since childhood. This made him used to playing online game pubji at the age of 12. To get rid of this habit, his father Ashok Panwar also started sending Divyansh along with elder sister Manav to Jangpura shooting range in Jaipur. He had then sent him to coach Deepak Kumar Dubey for training at Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi. Divyansh has also mentioned in an interview that he was obsessed with pubs, but now his aim is to win an Olympic medal for the country.

Mother and Father Nursing Staff:-
Divyansh's father Ashok Panwar is serving as senior nursing staff at Sawai Mansingh Medical College in Jaipur. Mother Nirmala Devi is also a nurse. They run medical stores at home.

Abhinav Bindra is the ideal:-
Divyansh considers Abhinav Bindra, who won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics 2008, as his role model. He has also mentioned in an interview that he has seen Abhinav Bindra on television winning a medal, he also wants to win a medal for the country.

Won 6 medals in ISSF World Cup in 2019:-
Divyansh won 6 medals in the ISSF World Cup in 2019. This includes four gold, one silver and one bronze medal. He won one gold and one silver in individual in a 10m air rifle. While in mixed doubles, 3 gold and one bronze medal were bagged.

He has won three medals in juniors:-
Divyansh has also won three medals including two gold slot at the Junior World Shooting Championships and Junior World Cup. He won a bronze medal in the mixed event at the Junior World Championships in 2018. While winning two gold medals in the World Cup.

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