# Hyderabad man, 69, wins three gold medals in shooting championship 2026-08-26T13:33:08+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Nawab Shafath Ali Khan, 69, won three gold medals at the 300-metre Big Bore State Shooting Championship and Elite Big Bore Championship held from August 16 to 21 in Hyderabad. He triumphed in the 300-metre peep-sight rifle, 50-metre telescopic rifle and open single rifle super big bore events at the Octopus Greyhound Shooting Range in Ibrahimpatnam. Nearly 400 shooters from across the country took part. Khan first won a prize at the Madras State Shooting Championship at age five and a National Games gold at 11. His family's shooting legacy spans five generations, going back to his maternal great-grandfather, who introduced shooting competitions in India in 1877. A coffee table book titled '5 Generations of Glorious Shooting' was also released at the event. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Shafath Ali Khan's three golds at 69 extend a shooting lineage that began in 1877 when his ancestor, Nawab Fakhrul Mulk Bahadur, introduced competitive shooting in India as tutor to the sixth Nizam. The family is also central to wildlife management: Khan is India's only authorised expert for tranquilising dangerous wild animals, a role that blends marksmanship with conservation. The championship drew 400 participants, underscoring the sport's steady reach in Telangana. The next generation is already training in skeet shooting, suggesting the legacy will continue beyond Khan's latest medals. ## Coverage - siasat.com Straightforward report of an achievement with no political or ideological slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Hyderabad, Nawab Shafath Ali Khan, Telangana State Rifle Association Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-man-69-wins-three-gold-medals-in-shooting-championship/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-man-69-wins-three-gold-medals-in-shooting-championship/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/