Karam Sukhbir Singh Lehal (born 10 February 1994) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in skeet shooting. He won a gold medal in the junior men's skeet team event and a bronze medal in the individual event at the 2014 Asian Shotgun Championship and was part of Punjab's gold-medal-winning men's skeet team at the 2015 National Games of India.
Early life Lehal was born on 10 February 1994 in Sangrur of Punjab, India. He completed his schooling at GGS School in Sangrur and graduated from Public College, Samana. He was pursuing a master's degree in political science at Khalsa College, Patiala. Before taking up shooting, Lehal was also involved in equestrianism at the national level and boxing at the state level.
Shooting career Lehal began shooting in 2012 and was selected for the Indian shooting team.
At the 2014 Asian Shotgun Championships in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, he won a bronze medal in the junior men's skeet event and a gold medal in the junior men's skeet team event alongside Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa. He also won a bronze medal as part of the Indian team in the junior men's skeet event at the International Junior Shotgun Cup in Porpetto, Italy, in 2014. Lehal received his early training from Amardeep Singh Rai. After joining the Indian shooting team, he trained under Italian Olympic medallist and coach Ennio Falco.
In 2015, Lehal was part of the Punjab team that won the gold medal in the men's skeet team event at the National Games of India in Kerala. He also won an inter-university shooting competition held at Punjabi University.
At the 63rd National Shooting Championship Competitions in New Delhi in 2019, Lehal was part of the Punjab team that won the gold medal in the men's skeet team event. He also won a silver medal in the skeet mixed team event with Ganemat Sekhon.
In 2020, he was selected by the National Rifle Association of India in the men's skeet squad , in the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) category, for the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi.
In 2026, Lehal was reported to be practising at a shooting range while continuing his involvement in public life.
Political career Lehal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in January 2022. He is the in-charge of the BJP Yuva Morcha Sports Cell in Punjab.
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