Give Me the Rifle, Ill See the Degree Later: How Shooter Niraj Kumar Chased His Sporting Dreams - The Tribune

Give me the rifle, Ill see the degree later: How shooter Niraj Kumar chased his sporting dreams - The Tribune

Niraj wanted them to use the money they had saved for his college education to buy him a rifle so that he could pursue shooting professionally. Now, he is a part of the Indian shooting squad for Asian Games starting in Japan from September 19 onwards.

‘Give Me the Rifle, I’ll See the Degree Later’: Niraj Kumar’s Journey From NCC to Asiad Dream

New Delhi, September 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) For Niraj Kumar, the decision to pursue shooting came at a time when his parents were preparing to send him to college. Instead of spending their savings on his higher education, the young shooter asked them to buy him a rifle, convinced that shooting could become his […]

‘Give me the rifle, I’ll see the degree later’: How Niraj chose shooting to chase Asiad dream

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) When Niraj Kumar finished Class 12, his parents were preparing for the next conventional step in his education — college. Niraj, however, had a different plan. He wanted the money his family had saved for his college education to be spent on a rifle, convinced that shooting could become his career. “I told them, buy me the rifle. I will see the college degree later. First, I have to shoot,” Niraj recalle…

Asian Games 2026: Niraj's journey from cadet to shooter

Asian Games 2026: Shooter Niraj Kumar chose a rifle over college, convinced his parents, and joined the Indian Navy on his way up the ranks.