# Jitu Rai

_Indian sport shooter_

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Last updated: 2026-10-12

> Jitu Rai is an Indian Army Subedar Major who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 50 metre pistol events. The Government of India announced the Khel Ratna Award for him in 2016. In 2020, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 August 1989 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17438217#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Sankhuwasabha District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17438217#P19))
- **Citizenship:** India ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17438217#P27))
- **Occupation:** athlete; sport shooter ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17438217#P106))
- **Awards:** CNN-News18 Indian of the Year; Arjuna Award; Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games; Padma Shri in sports ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17438217#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** JituRai ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17438217#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Jitu Rai born?**  
Jitu Rai was born on 26 August 1989 in Sankhuwasabha District.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jitu Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitu_Rai) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): जितु राई](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q17438217](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17438217) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: JituRai.jpg by Nithishr at Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JituRai.jpg)

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