Rahul Jakhar adjudged Sportsman of the Year (Parasports) at Sportstar Aces 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

Rahul Jakhar adjudged Sportsman of the Year (Parasports) at Sportstar Aces 2023

The Hindu  

Shooter Rahul Jakhar won the Sportstar Aces award for Sportsman of the Year at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Monday. Jakhar also claimed India’s only individual medal - a bronze in the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 finals. Earlier in the year, Jakhar won gold in the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 finals at the Changwon Para World Cup, beating Kim Jungam in a tense shoot-off. Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, former India hockey captain M. M. Somaya, chess great Viswanathan Anand, former India football skipper Bhaichung Bhutia, Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and Olympians Anjali Bhagwat and Aparna Popat are the members of the Sportstar Aces 2023 jury.

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WSPS Para Shooting World Cup: Manish Narwal dominates with two silvers
9 months, 1 week ago

WSPS Para Shooting World Cup: Manish Narwal dominates with two silvers

The Hindu  

Star Indian para shooter Manish Narwal won a silver medal each in the men’s 10m air pistol individual and team events at the WSPS Para Shooting World Cup here on Wednesday. Narwal shot 236.7 to finish behind Chao Yang of China, who claimed the top step on the podium, while Korea’s Jeongdu Jo of Korea settled for bronze in the …

Asian Para Games: India Bag 16 More Medals on Day 2, Placed 5th in Medal Tally
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Para Games: India Bag 16 More Medals on Day 2, Placed 5th in Medal Tally

The Quint  

In shooting, Rudransh Khandelwal also claimed his second medal of the 4th edition of the Asian Para Games, winning another silver medal -- in P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1. Khandelwal finished with a score of 238.3 to end behind China's Huang Xing, who had a score of 238.6, an Asian Para Games record while Manish Narwal took the …

Asian Para Games: Soorma shines on controversy-ridden day
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games: Soorma shines on controversy-ridden day

Hindustan Times  

The first day of competition at the Asian Para Games was marred in controversy for India as the trio of Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, and Anantram was barred from competing in the F53 men's discus throw final after they allegedly turned up late in the call room. We tried to reason it out with the officials but to no avail," said …

Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list

The Hindu  

India won 17 medals - six golds, six silvers and five bronzes - to kickstart its Hangzhou Asian Para Games campaign on Monday. India swept all three medals in the men’s club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold on the opening day of the athletics competition. Nishad Kumar won India’s third gold of the day in men’s …

Asian Para Games 2023: India win four gold to begin campaign in style
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India win four gold to begin campaign in style

Hindustan Times  

India swept all the three medals in men's club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold before star shooter Avani Lekhara triumphed in her competition with a games record at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Monday. Later in day, Avani made history as she clinched gold in the women's R2 10m air rifle standing SH1 category with …

Para-shooter Rudransh creates world record on way to pistol gold at WSPS World Cup, Avani falters
1 year, 5 months ago

Para-shooter Rudransh creates world record on way to pistol gold at WSPS World Cup, Avani falters

The Hindu  

India para-shooters Rudransh Khandelwal and Nihal Singh won the gold and silver respectively in the P4 Mixed 50m pistol SH1 category at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup here on Monday. Rudransh broke the world record of Khel Ratna awardee Manish Narwal, who won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. In the R3 Mixed 10m air rifle prone …

Para-shooter Rudransh creates world record on way to pistol gold at WSPS World Cup, Avani falters
1 year, 5 months ago

Para-shooter Rudransh creates world record on way to pistol gold at WSPS World Cup, Avani falters

The Hindu  

India para-shooters Rudransh Khandelwal and Nihal Singh won the gold and silver respectively in the P4 Mixed 50m pistol SH1 category at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup here on July 10. Rudransh broke the world record of Khel Ratna awardee Manish Narwal, who won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. In the R3 Mixed 10m air rifle …

Saurabh Chaudhary recaptures touch by topping air pistol in National Shooting trials
1 year, 5 months ago

Saurabh Chaudhary recaptures touch by topping air pistol in National Shooting trials

The Hindu  

Saurabh Chaudhary recaptured a semblance of his sure touch, especially at the business end of the finals, in topping air pistol in the sixth National shooting selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Thursday. Olympic finalist, multiple World Cup gold medallist, Asian Games champion, Youth Olympics champion and junior World Champion, the 21-year-old Saurabh has been grappling …

Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Dipika Pallikal Karthik wins Sportswoman of the Year (Racquet Sports)
1 year, 9 months ago

Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Dipika Pallikal Karthik wins Sportswoman of the Year (Racquet Sports)

The Hindu  

Dipika Pallikal Karthik won the Sportstar Aces award for the Sportswoman of the Year at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Monday. An hour and a-half later, Dipika and Joshna Chinappa triumphed in the women’s doubles final after a hard-fought 11-9, 4-11, 11-8 win over England’s Sarah Jane Perry and Waters. Teaming up with Ghosal yet again, Dipika clinched …

Sportstar Aces 2023, Popular Choice: Achanta Sharath Kamal nominated for ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)’ award
1 year, 9 months ago

Sportstar Aces 2023, Popular Choice: Achanta Sharath Kamal nominated for ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)’ award

The Hindu  

Achanta Sharath Kamal has been nominated for the ‘Popular Choice - Sportstar of the Year ’ award for the upcoming Aces Awards 2023. Despite a rich legacy in table tennis, his is far from done; he has his sights set on a medal in the Paris Olympics in 2024 ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ACES AWARDS 2023 There are …

Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Mumbai Indians’ star Harmanpreet Kaur nominated for Sportstar of the Year (Female) Award
1 year, 10 months ago

Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Mumbai Indians’ star Harmanpreet Kaur nominated for Sportstar of the Year (Female) Award

The Hindu  

The Sportstar Aces Awards are back for a fifth chapter, seeking to honour incredible performances in sports across various disciplines. Among the many Popular Choice honours open to public voting is the coveted Sportstar of the Year award and the nominee list is packed with super achievers from across the spectrum of sport. 👉 https://t.co/tWW0WweqS5#Aces2023pic.twitter.com/sedjFolG1a — Sportstar February 14, 2023 …

Para-Shooting Worlds: Singhraj, Manish Narwal, Deepender Win Silver for India in P4-Mixed 50m Pistol SH1
2 years, 1 month ago

Para-Shooting Worlds: Singhraj, Manish Narwal, Deepender Win Silver for India in P4-Mixed 50m Pistol SH1

News 18  

The Indian pistol team of Paralympic medallists Singhraj and Manish Narwal along with Deepender Singh bagged a silver medal in the P4- Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event at the Shooting Para-sports World Championship 2022 here on Monday. The Indian team finished with a total of 1579-13x, finishing behind the South Korean team of Sea Kyun Park, Aekyung Moon and Jungnam …

Para World Cup 2022: Pistol shooter Rahul Jakhar wins gold in mixed 25m SH1 finals
2 years, 4 months ago

Para World Cup 2022: Pistol shooter Rahul Jakhar wins gold in mixed 25m SH1 finals

Firstpost  

Represented by 14 shooters, India are one of the strongest teams at the Changwon 2022 World Cup. Changwon: Pistol shooter Rahul Jakhar held his nerves to emerge victorious in a shoot-off as India opened their campaign at the 2022 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup on a resounding note by clinching three medals, here on Thursday. Jakhar, who qualified in …

Narwal-Francis pair win India's third gold in Para Shooting World Cup in France
2 years, 6 months ago

Narwal-Francis pair win India's third gold in Para Shooting World Cup in France

The Hindu  

Manish Narwal and Rubina Francis won the 10m P6 air pistol mixed team event to clinch India's third gold medal at the ongoing World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Chateauroux, France on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna became the second Indian para shooter to earn a quota for the Paris Paralympics after securing a gold medal in mixed …

BYJU's Young Athlete: Triple gold in May for shooter Esha Singh
2 years, 6 months ago

BYJU's Young Athlete: Triple gold in May for shooter Esha Singh

The Hindu  

Pistol prodigy Esha Singh, adjudged the BYJU's 'Young Athlete of the Year ' at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2022 on March 19, was presented with a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh and a Casio G-Shock watch. She bagged three gold medals in 10m air pistol mixed team, air pistol women's team and 25m pistol women's team. Partnering with Saurabh …

Weekly Digest (August 30-September 5): Medals galore for India at the Tokyo Paralympics; Ronaldo breaks Ali Daei's goal record
3 years, 3 months ago

Weekly Digest (August 30-September 5): Medals galore for India at the Tokyo Paralympics; Ronaldo breaks Ali Daei's goal record

The Hindu  

Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win gold at a Paralympic event after she equalled the world record with a score of 249.6 in the women's 10m air rifle standing finals at the Tokyo Paralympics. Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium overcame an early scare to crush Estonia 5-2 away and solidify its position at the top of …

Manish Narwal wins gold, Singhraj Adhana wins silver in mixed 50m pistol SH1 at Tokyo Paralympics
3 years, 3 months ago

Manish Narwal wins gold, Singhraj Adhana wins silver in mixed 50m pistol SH1 at Tokyo Paralympics

The Hindu  

Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana won gold and silver respectively in the mixed 50m pistol SH1 event at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday. Narwal shot a Paralympic record 218.2 while Singhraj, with 216.7, won his second medal at these Games. He had also won bronze in the men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event. Narwal's gold medal is India's third of …

Outstanding Performance: PM Modi Lauds Archer Harvinder Singh for Winning Bronze, India's First Archery Medal in Paralympics
3 years, 3 months ago

Outstanding Performance: PM Modi Lauds Archer Harvinder Singh for Winning Bronze, India's First Archery Medal in Paralympics

News 18  

Harvinder Singh on Friday notched up India’s first ever archery medal in the Paralympics, holding his nerves to down Kim Min Su of Korea in a thrilling shoot-off for the men’s individual recurve bronze in the ongoing Games here. World No.23 Singh was the first athlete from India to win a gold medal at a major para competition in the …

India\'s Rahul Jakhar finishes fifth in mixed 25M pistol SH1 final
3 years, 3 months ago

India\'s Rahul Jakhar finishes fifth in mixed 25M pistol SH1 final

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Indian shooter Rahul Jakhar finished fifth in the P3 mixed 25M pistol SH1 after giving a tough fight in the summit clash of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday. In the second stage elimination round of the final, Jakhar shot 2, 4, 1 and 1 to register a total score of 12 following his four points in the first …

Shooter Rahul Jakhar ends 5th in mixed 25m pistol at Paralympics
3 years, 3 months ago

Shooter Rahul Jakhar ends 5th in mixed 25m pistol at Paralympics

The Hindu  

Indian shooter Rahul Jakhar signed off 5th in the P3 mixed 25m pistol SH1 event of the Paralympics here on Thursday. Athletes in SH1 pistol competitions have an impairment affecting one arm and/or the legs, resulting from amputations or spinal cord injuries. China's Xing Huang claimed the gold medal with a Paralympic record score of 27 in the finals. Singhraj …

Shooting World Cup: Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary win mixed silver
3 years, 5 months ago

Shooting World Cup: Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary win mixed silver

The Hindu  

The world-beating duo of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary was beaten to the gold in the mixed air pistol team event by the Russians 16-12 in the shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, on Saturday. Manu and Saurabh, who have won a string of gold medals in the World Cups, topped the first stage of qualification, one point ahead of …

Sushil Kumar wins Sportstar Aces Olympic Sports Sportsman of the Decade
3 years, 8 months ago

Sushil Kumar wins Sportstar Aces Olympic Sports Sportsman of the Decade

The Hindu  

Two-time Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar was named the Sportsman of the Decade at the 2021 Sportstar ACES Awards on Saturday. He made a bright start to the decade, winning gold at the Asian Championships in Delhi and the World Championships in Moscow, becoming the only Indian wrestler to win a world crown. The 2021 edition of the Sportstar ACES …

Narwal Shoots Second Gold in Para-Shooting WC with New World Record
3 years, 9 months ago

Narwal Shoots Second Gold in Para-Shooting WC with New World Record

News 18  

Promising Manish Narwal shattered the world record en route clinching the gold in the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 event on the penultimate day of the 2021 Para Shooting World Cup here on Tuesday. This was India’s second gold medal in the event after Singhraj claimed the yellow metal in P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event. Narwal, the 2019 …

Manish Narwal shatters record to clinch gold in P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 event at Para Shooting World Cup
3 years, 9 months ago

Manish Narwal shatters record to clinch gold in P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 event at Para Shooting World Cup

Firstpost  

Al Ain: Promising Manish Narwal shattered the world record en route clinching the gold in the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 event on the penultimate day of the 2021 Para Shooting World Cup on Tuesday. This was India’s second gold medal in the event after Singhraj claimed the yellow metal in P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event. Narwal, the …

Narwal shoots second gold in Para-Shooting WC with new world record
3 years, 9 months ago

Narwal shoots second gold in Para-Shooting WC with new world record

The Hindu  

Promising Manish Narwal shattered the world record en route clinching the gold in the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 event on the penultimate day of the 2021 Para Shooting World Cup here on Tuesday. This was India's second gold medal in the event after Singhraj claimed the yellow metal in P1 men's 10m air pistol SH1 event. READ | Narwal, …

India's Singhraj Clinches Gold in Para Shooting World Cup
3 years, 9 months ago

India's Singhraj Clinches Gold in Para Shooting World Cup

News 18  

India’s Singhraj has won the gold at the Al Ain World Shooting Para Sport World Cup, winning the P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final here. Singhraj, the 2019 World Championships medallist, pipped Rio 2016 bronze medallist Server Ibragimov by 2.8 points. Singhraj’s gold also pushed India to the third place in the medals table behind Ukraine and hosts UAE. …

Shooting Para Sport World Cup: Para shooter Singhraj clinches gold, Narwal finishes fourth
3 years, 9 months ago

Shooting Para Sport World Cup: Para shooter Singhraj clinches gold, Narwal finishes fourth

The Hindu  

India's Singhraj displayed his skills to win a gold medal at the Al Ain 2021 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup here. Singhraj's gold also pushed India to the third place in the medals table behind Ukraine and the host United Arab Emirates. In the P2 women's 10m air pistol SH1, the promising Rubina Francis finished in eighth place. The …

India's Singhraj clinches gold in 2021 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup; Manish Narwal finishes fourth
3 years, 9 months ago

India's Singhraj clinches gold in 2021 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup; Manish Narwal finishes fourth

Firstpost  

Al Ain: India’s Singhraj displayed his skills to win a gold medal at the Al Ain 2021 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup. Singhraj’s gold also pushed India to the third place in the medals table behind Ukraine and the hosts United Arab Emirates. I want to continue this momentum and get a good result in Tokyo 2020.” In the …

Elavenil Valarivan Wins Gold, Shahu Tushar Mane Silver in Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship
4 years, 2 months ago

Elavenil Valarivan Wins Gold, Shahu Tushar Mane Silver in Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship

News 18  

New Delhi: World number one Indian Elavenil Valarivan won a gold medal and Shahu Tushar Mane bagged a silver in the Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship, held virtually on Sunday. Thanks to her gold, Elavenil got richer by USD 1000 while Shahu Mane pocketed USD 700 for his effort. The championship is being held to commemorate the birth anniversary …

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