Abhishek Verma: Lawyer turned shooter and now one of India's best hope at Tokyo Olympics

Abhishek Verma is one of India's best hope for a medal in the upcoming Tokyo Games. The world number one in the 10m air pistol event, who has won medals at the Asian Games and ISSF World Cup, will surely look to add another accolade in his already decorated resume. 

Abhishek Verma is one of India's best hope for a medal in the upcoming Tokyo Games. The world number one in the 10m air pistol event, who has won medals at the Asian Games and ISSF World Cup, will surely look to add another accolade in his already decorated resume.  But Verma's destiny could have been different had the engineer and lawyer stuck with his academics and treated the shooting discipline as his hobby.  It was not until 25, Verma became serious about taking up shooting as a career. The 31-year-old recently in an interview with Hindustan Times also discussed how this decision was initially not welcomed by his father, who is a judge at the Punjab & Haryana High Court.