Anisa Sayyed
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's shooting | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Delhi | 25 m pistol pairs |
| | 2010 Delhi | 25 m pistol |
| Asian Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Incheon | 25 m pistol team |
Anisa Sayyed is a woman shooter from India who won two gold medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games[1] held from 3–14 October 2010 in Delhi, India. She won the first gold in 25m pistol event in pair with Rahi Sarnobat . She won individual gold with a score of 776.5. Anisa has also won the gold medal in SAF games in 2006. In 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, she won Silver in women’s 25-metre pistol event.[2]
Anisa Sayyed is supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company
Early life
She hails from Pune and is now settled in Faridabad in Haryana with her husband. She developed an interest in shooting when she was a NCC Cadet in her college. She was a former Indian Railways employee and was working as a Ticket Collector on the busy Mumbai-Pune railway route. She resigned from her job after being repeatedly denied transfer to her home town (Pune).
References
- ↑ Sayyed, Anisa (7 October 2010). "Double delight for Pune shooter Anisa Sayyed". Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "Pistol shooter Rahi Sarnobat wins gold, Anisa Sayyed silver". news.biharprabha.com. IANS. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.