Kynan Chenai
Kynan Chenai (born 29 January 1991, in Hyderabad) is an Indian shooter in the Trap discipline. He won the Asia Olympic Shooting qualifiers held in Delhi on 28 January 2016.[1] He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, placing 19 in the Men's Trap Event.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  India |
| Born | January 29, 1991 Hyderabad, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooter |
Early life
Kynan was born to a reputed Parsi family in Hyderabad, India. His father Darius Chenai is a former national shooting champion in Trap discipline and a businessman. He studied in Hebron School in Ooty, Tamil Nadu with German as elected foreign language. During his school days, he was part of the Field Hockey Team and Football Team, and also the school's freestyle swimming champion for 3 years.
Athletic career
In 2003, he took up shooting and was initially coached by his father. Later he was coached by four-time Olympic champion Mansher Singh. He won the gold medal in Junior Men's Trap shooting event at the 50th and the 51st National Shooting Championship in India. He also won a gold medal in the Trap event in the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[3]
Kynan achieved an Olympic quota for the 2016 Summer Olympics after finishing fourth in the Asia Olympic Shooting qualifiers in Delhi on 28 January 2016, where he finished 19th in the men's trap qualification round.[4][5]
References
- "Vijay Kumar Misses Rio Olympics Quota, Kynan Chenai Traps India's 10th Spot". NDTV. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- "2016 Summer Olympics - Athletes: Kynan Chenai". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Know your Indian Olympian: 10 things to know about Kynan Chenai". Sportskeeda. 6 July 2016.
- "Road to Rio: Shooter Kynan Chenai secures Olympics 2016 berth for India". Firstpost. 29 January 2016.
- "Rio Olympics 2016: Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Kynan Chenai fail to qualify for men's trap semi-final". First Post. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.