For his success, Shapath gives credit to his coach, his

mental trainer Seema Sharma, a clinical psychologist, and of course Sodhi.

Asked how it all started for him, Shapath said a beginning was made due to his elder brother, who was also a shooter.

"Actually my elder brother used to practice and once or twice I accompanied him to the range. Then, gradually, my interest in the sport grew," said Shapath, and there has been no looking back since.

While Shapath has proved his mettle time and again, he has a solid support system, which has played an influential role in harnessing his talent to the fullest.

"We worked as a team. We provided the back-end support and logistics, whatever he required," said his father S Raju, who is based in Meerut.

Talking about the struggles, Raju said, "More than 200 kms, we would cover from Meerut to Delhi for his two-hour training at Karni Singh Range.

"We have been following this routine since September 2014. Sometimes I would stay back with him for a day, sometimes my wife (Swati Sharma), who is working at Statesman, would rent a room near the range whenever there was a camp," Raju said.

The proud father thanked Credai -- apex body of Private Real Estate Developers Associations -- for agreeing to sponsor his son.

"Credai has given him sponsorship in May 2016 after its president Getambar Anand recognised his talent, that helped a lot. They give him Rs 50000 per month.

"We had also also applied in ONGC, Indian Oil for sponsorship."

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