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“Really want to be like him; he is my idol,” Indian Olympic shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan draws inspiration from tennis legend Roger Federer

by Lakshya Chopra
April 22, 2021, 1:25 AM IST
in Shooting, Tennis
Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Roger Federer

Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Roger Federer

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  • 1 ‘Whenever I see him, it gives me goose bumps,’ Mairaj Ahmad Khan on Roger Federer
  • 2 Rio will not be repeated: Mairaj
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At the age of 45, Mairaj Ahmad Khan is the oldest member of the Indian Shooting Team at the Tokyo Olympics. He is a top shotgun marksman and will compete in the Skeet category where he is ranked 10th in the world.

He is the first and only Indian to have held both the World Cup title as well as the Olympic quota for India at the same time, a feat he accomplished by capturing the Silver Medal at the 2016 ISSF World Cup Championship in Rio as well as a quota place for the shotgun skeet event for the Olympics in 2016. 

Roger Federer
Roger Federer

In a video posted by Sports Authority of India, Khan said that he draws inspiration from from tennis legend Roger Federer. The Swiss, at the age of 39 is competing at the highest level and the Indian wants to do the same.

‘Whenever I see him, it gives me goose bumps,’ Mairaj Ahmad Khan on Roger Federer

Mairaj Ahmad Khan
Mairaj Ahmad Khan

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8. Speaking ahead of it, Khan spoke in lengths about Roger Federer and his second appearance at the Olympic games.

“When I see him on the court and when people say he is getting old, I say no. I think he is the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time). Whenever I see him, it gives me goose bumps,” Mairaj said.

Mairaj Ahmad Khan on #JeetengeOlympics

At the age of 45, @khanmairajahmad is all set to give his best at the #TokyoOlympics
Who is the source of his inspiration? Watch the video to find out!
Send in your best wishes 👇🏻@SonySportsIndia @KirenRijiju @OfficialNRAI @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/2vyUmzYqy2

— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 20, 2021

“I really want to be like him; he is my idol,” Mairaj said of the 39-year-old tennis great, who has won an unprecedented 20 Grand Slams in an illustrious career.

“I always watch his (Federer’s) games. I always read about him. It gives me immense pleasure…how he is still coping with that kind of pressure, with so many (good) players in tennis now. So, here I am, all of 45 and I have teammates who are 23 or 24 years old. And I am drawing inspiration from Federer.”

Rio will not be repeated: Mairaj

Angad Bajwa and Mairaj will be competing in skeet shooting at Tokyo Olympics

The Indian shooting team had a disappointing outing at the 2016 Rio Olympics. But a lot has changed since then and expecting a handful of medals at Tokyo.

“It will not be a Rio repeat. We have a good team and all the shooters are among the best in the world,” Mairaj said.

“The 100-day mark is up, so I am here to congratulate all the Olympians and all the future Olympians who are going to represent Indian at the Olympics. I would like to tell them to give their best and bring medals home. And I will do the same: give my 100 per cent and, hopefully, we will win medals this time,” Mairaj concluded.

Also read: India name 15-member squad in shooting for the Tokyo Olympic Games

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Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra is an aspiring sports writer who has covered various sports in the last few years. An engineer by profession, his passion for sports has driven him closer to the media industry with each passing day. He has been working at FirstSportz for over two years and initially headed the tennis team for two full seasons. Having written almost 2500 articles for the organization, he is currently the content manager of the NFL section. From Rafael Nadal's prime to Novak Djokovic's rise to Tom Brady's magical comebacks, he has seen it all.

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