Mangal Singh Champia
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Mangal Singh Champia (born 9 November 1983 in Jamshedpur) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n archer
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
, who won the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
. He was conferred with the Arjuna award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
by President of India for the year 2009. Champia is sponsored by Mittal Champions Trust
Mittal Champions Trust
Mittal Champions Trust supports Indian athletes with world-beating potential. It is funded by Lakshmi Mittal and was initiated by his son-in-law Amit Bhatia....
.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
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Champia finished his ranking round with a total of 678 points, just one point behind Juan René Serrano
Juan Rene Serrano
Juan René Serrano Gutiérrez is an athlete from Mexico. He competes in archery.Serrano competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was defeated...
and equal with Viktor Ruban
Viktor Ruban
Viktor Ruban is an athlete from Ukraine, who competes in archery.-2004 Summer Olympics:Ruban competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32; he also won his second match, advancing to the round of 16...
and scoring more bull's eye
Bullseye (target)
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s than Serrano. This gave him the second seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Hojjatollah Vaezi
Hojjatollah Vaezi
Hojjatollah Vaezi is an athlete from Iran, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Hojjatolah finished his ranking round with a total of 604 points, which gave him the 63rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Mangal Singh Champia in...
in the first round, beating the Iran
Iran
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ian 112-98. In the second round Champia faced 31st seed Bair Badënov
Bair Badënov
Bair Badënov is a Russian archer.Badënov, who started training in 1986, was a World Champion among Youth in 1993, a European champion in 1996. Participated in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was 4th in 2000 Olympics in Sydney...
, but was unable to beat the Russia
Russia
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n who won with 109-108. Badënov went on to win the bronze medal.