Career
He belongs to the Indian Gorkha community. Tarundeep made his debut in international archery at the age of 19 years when he played at the Asian Archery Championship 2003 held at Yangon, Myanmar. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tarundeep was placed 32nd in the men"s individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647.
He faced Alexandros Karageorgiou of Greece in the first elimination round, losing 147-143.
This score gave Rai a final ranking of 43rd. Tarundeep was placed 31st in the men"s individual ranking and the Indian men"s team was placed 12th in the team ranking.
He is one of the Indian sportsperson supported by Olympic Gold Quest. Tarundeep was a part of the Indian archery team that finished 4th at the 2003 World Championship in New New York