Rahul Banerjee (Bengali

Bengali language

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: রাহুল বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়)(born Kolkata

Kolkata

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, 15 December 1986) is an India

India

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n sportsman who competes in archery

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...

. He is son of Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee.

Banerjee started archery at the age of thirteen. His sister Dola Banerjee

Dola Banerjee

Dola Banerjee is an Indian sportswoman who competes in archery.-Early life:Dola Banerjee is daughter of Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee. She was born in Baranagar near Kolkata. She studied in Baranagar Rajkumari Memorial Girls High School. At the age of nine, she joined Baranagar Archery Club...

 is also an ace archer. His first International appearance was in Youth World Championship in 2004 & won silver in Team Events, which is the first ever world level medal for Indian Archery. He won several Gold medals at the World Cup Archery in 2008, 2009 & 2010 also won Individual Gold Medal in Asian Grand Prix in the year 2009&2010. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

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 in Delhi

Delhi

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, he won Gold Medal in Men's Individual recurve event and Bronze in Team event..He won Bronze in 16th Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 in Team Event.He is also honored by Arjuna Award in the year 2011.