Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, , (born 29 January 1970) is an Indian politician and former Olympian.
Rathore is a Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha from Jaipur Rural seat.
He served as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Government of India till May 2019.
He served in Indian Army and retired as Colonel.
He won 25 international medals at various championships for Double Trap Shooting including a Silver medal at 2004 Summer Olympics in Men's Double Trap event.Rathore served as a commissioned officer in The Grenadiers regiment of the Indian Army before retiring in 2013 as a colonel.
Following his retirement from the Army and shooting, he became the member of the parliament for the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014.
In November 2014, was made the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.
Rathore was appointed as a Cabinet minister with independent charge for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in 2017.
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