Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Apurvi Chandela, Saurabh Chaudhary in focus as Indian shooters aim high
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Apurvi Chandela, Saurabh Chaudhary in focus as Indian shooters aim high

The Hindu  

A golden start in shooting will be the best way forward for the Indian contingent on its first day of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, with the responsibility falling on two of the country’s best shooters in the 10m air rifle, Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan, who have dominated the event and taken turns to be world No.1. Apurvi won two World Cup gold medals in 2019 before the pandemic and shot a world record 252.9 in the Delhi final. The 21-year-old Elavenil, a prodigy trained by Olympic medallist Gagan Narang, will be happy to prove her class, having been given the Olympic spot won by world championships silver medallist Anjum Moudgil. RELATED| From being the junior world championships silver medallist in 2018, Elavenil has come a long way, winning the World Cup gold in Rio and the World Cup Final gold in Putian, China, in 2019.

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India Makes History with Second Medal at Paris Olympics 2024; Wins Bronze in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Event
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India Makes History with Second Medal at Paris Olympics 2024; Wins Bronze in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Event

ABP News  

Manu Bhaker becomes the first Indian athlete to win multiple medals at a single Olympics after independence as she and Sarabjot Singh clinched a bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol mixed event of the Paris Olympics 2024 on July 30. This is India's second medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics as Bhaker clinched the country's first when she won …

Sarabjot Singh Ambala Shooting Sensation India Second Bronze Medal Paris Olympics 2024 10m air pistol Manu Bhaker
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sarabjot Singh Ambala Shooting Sensation India Second Bronze Medal Paris Olympics 2024 10m air pistol Manu Bhaker

ABP News  

Sarabjot Singh, Paris 2024 Olympics: Sarabjot Singh may have missed out on qualifying for the final in the men's 10m air pistol event but when he got a second chance at a medal, along with Manu Bhaker in the mixed team event of the 10m air pistol shooting, he ensured that he did not return empty handed. Bhaker and Sarabjot …

Lakshya Sen, Arjun Babuta and India's unfortunate tryst with fourth-place heartbreaks at Paris Olympics 2024
5 months ago

Lakshya Sen, Arjun Babuta and India's unfortunate tryst with fourth-place heartbreaks at Paris Olympics 2024

Hindustan Times  

India's tale at the Paris 2024 Olympics has been a series of 'what-ifs' for athletes Lakshya Sen, Arjun Babuta, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Ankita Bhakat, and Manu Bhaker. Manu Bhaker – Paris 2024 Olympics, women's 25m pistol Manu Bhaker fell short of securing a third consecutive Olympic medal in Paris 2024 in the women's 25m air pistol shooting final. Anantjeet Singh and …

Ramita Jindal finishes seventh as Hyojin Ban aces high-pressure final
5 months, 1 week ago

Ramita Jindal finishes seventh as Hyojin Ban aces high-pressure final

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s Ramita Jindal finished seventh in the high-quality, high-pressure women’s 10m air rifle final that was won by South Korea’s 16-year-old Hyojin Ban, in Chateauroux on Monday. India's Ramita Jindal competes in women’s 10m air rifle final at the 2024 Olympics in Chateauroux, France on Monday. Competing in her maiden Olympics, Ramita, an Asian Games bronze medallist in …

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 (July 29) India Full Schedule: Eyes on Ramita Jindal, Babuta - What's India's schedule today?
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 (July 29) India Full Schedule: Eyes on Ramita Jindal, Babuta - What's India's schedule today?

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 India Full Schedule: After Manu Bhaker's historic bronze medal haul on Sunday in the women's 10m air pistol final, Ramita Jindal and Arjun Bubuta will have the opportunity to add a second and third medal to India's tally as the shooters will be in focus in their respective 10m air rifle events. India's Ramita Jindal …

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 India Schedule: Shooter Arjun Babuta To Compete For Medal
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 India Schedule: Shooter Arjun Babuta To Compete For Medal

ABP News  

India schedule in Olympics - Day 3: India officially opened its medal tally at the 2024 Games with Manu Bhaker winning a historic bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol shooting event. Continuing India's strong performance in shooting at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Arjun Babuta has advanced to the final of the men's 10m air rifle event and will …

Manu Bhaker after winning Olympic shooting bronze: India deserves many more medals
5 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker after winning Olympic shooting bronze: India deserves many more medals

The Hindu  

Manu Bhaker said it felt “surreal” after landing India’s first medal at the Paris Olympics - a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol. It takes a lot of effort,” Bhaker said after becoming India’s first female Olympic medalist in shooting. She finished in third place, just 0.1 points behind the eventual silver medallist Oh Yejin of South Korea, while …

Manu Bhaker opens India’s account in Paris Olympic 2024, becomes first Indian woman to win Olympic medal in shooting
5 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker opens India’s account in Paris Olympic 2024, becomes first Indian woman to win Olympic medal in shooting

Live Mint  

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker scripted history as she opened India's medal account in Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday. Bhaker finished third in the Women's Air Pistol event in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday. As per news agency ANI, Bhaker become the first Indian woman in 20 years to reach an shooting final in an individual event of Olympics …

Manu Bhaker shoots bronze, India’s first medal of Paris 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker shoots bronze, India’s first medal of Paris 2024

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Manu Bhaker opened India’s account at the Paris Games with a bronze medal in 10m air pistol event on Sunday, winning the country’s first medal since the 2012 London Games. Shooter Manu Bhaker won India’s first medal, a bronze, at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After first series of 10 shots, Manu was placed third at 100.3 behind Jin …

Manu Bhaker wins historic bronze in 10m air pistol shooting to get India off the mark at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker wins historic bronze in 10m air pistol shooting to get India off the mark at Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Manu Bhaker displayed ice-cool nerves to bury the ghosts of Tokyo and get India off the mark at the Paris Olympics with a historic bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol event on Sunday. Manu Bhaker wins historic bronze in 10m air pistol shooting to get India off the mark at Paris Olympics Three years can do a lot …

Paris Olympics 2024: India's Arjun-Ramita, Sandeep-Elavenil eliminated in qualification of 10m air rifle mixed event
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: India's Arjun-Ramita, Sandeep-Elavenil eliminated in qualification of 10m air rifle mixed event

Hindustan Times  

Indian shooters were eliminated in the 10m air rifle mixed team qualifications stage of the Paris Olympics on Saturday. India's Ramita Jindal looks at her rifle as he competes in the 10m air rifle mixed team qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Chateauroux, France. The duo of Ramita and Arhun Babuta came close and …

Who will be the key medal contenders in Manu Bhaker’s shooting events - 10m air pistol, 25m sports pistol?
5 months, 1 week ago

Who will be the key medal contenders in Manu Bhaker’s shooting events - 10m air pistol, 25m sports pistol?

The Hindu  

Manu Bhaker will yet again be one of India’s brightest medal prospects come Paris 2024. The 22-year-old, who will be hoping for a reversal of fortunes at Châteauroux, is set to feature across three starts: 10m air pistol mixed team, individual 10m air pistol and individual 25m sports pistol. Here are some key medal contenders from her events: Jiang Ranxin …

Amit Panghal’s Road to Paris 2024 Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

Amit Panghal’s Road to Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

Amit Panghal secured his spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics by defeating Liu Chuang of China in a unanimous 5-0 decision during the men’s 51kg quarterfinals at the World Boxing Qualifiers in Bangkok on Sunday. Amit will join Nikhat Zareen, Preeti Pawar, and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, who secured their spots to Paris via wins at the Asian …

Olympic Selection Trials: Ramita Jindal tops in women’s air rifle; Manu Bhaker leads in air pistol
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic Selection Trials: Ramita Jindal tops in women’s air rifle; Manu Bhaker leads in air pistol

The Hindu  

Asian Games medallist Ramita Jindal was close to perfection as she shot 636.4 in 10m air rifle to brighten her chances for a ticket to Paris Olympics in the fourth Olympic shooting trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy on Saturday. Equally intriguing was the scenario in men’s 10m air rifle in which rookie Sandeep Singh was the leader with an …

WSPS Para Shooting World Cup: Manish Narwal dominates with two silvers
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Rudrankksh, Mehuli duo wins India’s fifth gold in Asian Olympic Qualifiers
1 year ago

Rudrankksh, Mehuli duo wins India’s fifth gold in Asian Olympic Qualifiers

The Hindu  

Mehuli Ghosh and Rudrankksh Patil combined strongly to help India to a mixed air rifle gold, with a 16-10 victory over China, in the Asian shooting championship in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday. The Indian junior air rifle shooters Isha Taksale and Umamahesh Maddineni also bagged the gold, boosting India’s gold collection, following four gold medals on the opening day. READ …

Varun Tomar Bags Olympic Quota Place After Winning Gold Medal in 10m Air Pistol at Asian Olympic Qualifiers
1 year ago

Varun Tomar Bags Olympic Quota Place After Winning Gold Medal in 10m Air Pistol at Asian Olympic Qualifiers

News 18  

Indian shooter Varun Tomar earned a Paris Olympics quota place after clinching gold in 10m men’s air pistol event at the Asian Qualifiers, here on Monday. #, Congratulations to Varun Tomar for clinching and securing Paris Olympics quota, while Arjun Cheema bags a in the 10m Air… pic.twitter.com/4cn5XvkVoX — Anurag Thakur January 8, 2024 The top two shooters in each …

Asian Shooting Championships 2023: Aishwary Tomar wins 50m rifle 3P gold
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Shooting Championships 2023: Aishwary Tomar wins 50m rifle 3P gold

The Hindu  

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold in rifle 3-position event with a 0.8 point margin over Tian Jiaming of China in the 15th Asian shooting championship in Changwon, Korea, on Wednesday. There was no question of Olympic quota for India in the event, as Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran had already won the maximum possible two Olympic quota in …

Asian Shooting Championships: Arjun Babuta wins 10m air rifle silver, Olympic quota place; team bags gold
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Shooting Championships: Arjun Babuta wins 10m air rifle silver, Olympic quota place; team bags gold

Firstpost  

Indian shooters have bagged six Olympic quota places in rifle, two in shotgun and just one in pistol. Indian shooter Arjun Babuta clinched a silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle event along with a Paris Olympic quota place for the country at the ongoing Asian Championships in Changwon, Korea on Friday. 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 ✅ 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗮 ✅ Team …

Asian Para Games: Record-breaking Sachin, Sidhartha shine as India record best-ever haul
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games: Record-breaking Sachin, Sidhartha shine as India record best-ever haul

Hindustan Times  

Reigning world champion Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won a gold medal in men's shot put F46 event as India recorded their best-ever medal haul at the Asian Para Games on Thursday. Reigning world champion Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won a gold medal in men's shot put F46 event Khilari's effort was also a Games record, beating China's Wei Enlong's 2018 mark of …

India records highest ever gold tally in Asian Para Games
1 year, 2 months ago

India records highest ever gold tally in Asian Para Games

The Hindu  

India recorded its highest ever gold medal tally at the Para Asian Games after earning the 16th gold in Hangzhou, China on Thursday. Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the record-breaking gold for India from the men’s F-46 shot put, where he registered a games record. India’s previous best performance in the Para Asian Games came in 2018, when it won 15 …

Asian Para Games: India Bag 16 More Medals on Day 2, Placed 5th in Medal Tally
1 year, 2 months 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 shooting: Sarabjot wins bronze, seals Paris Olympics berth
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian shooting: Sarabjot wins bronze, seals Paris Olympics berth

Hindustan Times  

India opened their account at the Asian shooting championships in Changwon on Tuesday with Sarabjot Singh claiming bronze in the 10m air pistol event. Fresh from his men's team gold and mixed team silver at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Sarabjot squeezed into the final with a score of 581 out of a possible 600. In the women's 10m air pistol …

Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 24; all winners list
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 24; all winners list

The Hindu  

India added 18 medals to its Asian Para Games tally on October 24, including four golds. Deepthi Jeevanji won India’s eighth gold medal in the women’s 400m-T20 and set a new Asian Para record and Games record in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. Sharath Makanahalli Shankarappa won gold in the Men’s 5000m-T13 category to raise India’s gold medal tally to nine. …

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally

The Hindu  

India’s Neeraj Yadav, Yogesh Kathuniya and Muthuraja swept the men’s discus throw-F54/55/56 podium in the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Tuesday. Deepthi then won a gold in women’s T20 category 400m race with the Games and Asian record timing of 56.69 seconds. Sharath Makanahalli Shankarappa won gold in the Men’s 5000m-T13 category READ | Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally …

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 …

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 23 - India fourth with six golds; China leads
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 23 - India fourth with six golds; China leads

The Hindu  

India swept all the three medals in men’s club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold on the opening day of athletics competition at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Monday. The 29-year-old Soorma broke the Asian Para Games record with an effort of 30.01m to clinch the gold while Dharambir and Amit Kumar were second and third …

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

Asian Para Games 2023: Indians win six gold to begin campaign in style

The Hindu  

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 here on Monday. The 29-year-old Soorma broke the Asian Para Games record with an effort of 30.01m to clinch the gold while Dharambir …

Asian Para Games: India opens medal tally with silver win canoeing
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games: India opens medal tally with silver win canoeing

Live Mint  

Athlete Prachi Yadav won a silver in canoeing in the Women's VL2 category, opening India's medal tally at the 4th Asian Para Games. Uzbekistan's Shakhzoda Mamadalieva claimed the gold medal by clocking 58.775s, and China's Yongyuan walked away with a silver medal with a timing of 59.724s. On the other hand, in the women's VL3 final India missed out on …

Asian Games dream may have gone sour but Kusale now aiming for Asian Championships gold
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games dream may have gone sour but Kusale now aiming for Asian Championships gold

The Hindu  

Rifle marksman Swapnil Kusale’s dream of winning an Asian Games medal in Hangzhou might have gone sour, courtesy one poor shot, but that has not stopped him from aspiring for gold at the Asian Championships, scheduled to commence in Changwon, South Korea on October 22. “Yes, it did strike me that I had missed the gold medal because of that …

Top 10 moments from Asian Games 2023 - Part 1
1 year, 2 months ago

Top 10 moments from Asian Games 2023 - Part 1

The Hindu  

India won 107 medals—28 gold, 38 silver, and 41 bronze—at the 2023 Asian Games, its best showing ever at the continental event. | Photo Credit: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images In the gruelling 3000m steeplechase, Bahrain’s Winfred Mutile Yavi beat Parul Chaudhary of India to the gold. Parul’s gold was India’s first in the 5000m discipline at the Asian Games since it …

Asian Games 2023: Ojas, Jyothi overcome personal demons to realise golden treble in compound archery
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Ojas, Jyothi overcome personal demons to realise golden treble in compound archery

The Hindu  

On a rainy morning here at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center, the Indian archers made it rain medals. And the Indian duo – Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale – which kickstarted the gold rush in archery as a mixed team, completed an unprecedented full set at the Asian Games on Saturday. Mixed Team 🥇 Women's Team 🥇 Individual …

Asian Games 2023: Archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins her 3rd Gold in Hangzhou, wins 149-145 in final
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins her 3rd Gold in Hangzhou, wins 149-145 in final

India TV News  

Jyothi Surekha Vennam won her third Gold in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou as archers began the final day of games events on Saturday, October 7 on a high. Jyothi, who won a gold in the mixed team and women's team events, beat Korea's Chaewon So in the final 149-145. This was India's fourth Gold in Archery in …

Asian Games 2023: North Korean Kim Il Gyong breaks world record as weightlifting dominance continues
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: North Korean Kim Il Gyong breaks world record as weightlifting dominance continues

The Hindu  

A third women’s weightlifting world record was broken on Monday as North Korea continued to dominate at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday on its return to international competition after four years away. The 20-year-old then hoisted 135kg in the clean and jerk to finish on a 246kg total and condemn China’s Luo Shifang to silver with former snatch …

Asian Games 2022 | Indian women bag seven medals, including 2 golds, in pistol and rifle events
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2022 | Indian women bag seven medals, including 2 golds, in pistol and rifle events

The Hindu  

Two gold, three silver and two bronze — that’s what the ranges rewarded the Indian shooters with on Wednesday, the most productive so far in both quality and quantity as India’s Asian Games medal tally climbed to 22 on the seventh day of competition. Esha Singh took silver in 25m fire pistol, Anantjeet Singh Naruka went one better than the …

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally, September 27 - Sift Kaur wins gold with WR in shooting; India 7th with 5 gold, 22 medals in total
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally, September 27 - Sift Kaur wins gold with WR in shooting; India 7th with 5 gold, 22 medals in total

The Hindu  

India’s Sift Kaur Samra won gold in the women’s 50m Rifle 3-P individual event at the Asian Games 2023 to give India its fifth gold on Wednesday at Hangzhou. Soon enough, India confirmed its ninth shooting and overall 19th medal when the trio of Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Gurjoat Siingh Khangura, and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka won the men’s shotgun …

Asian Games 2023: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins bronze in men’s 10m air rifle
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins bronze in men’s 10m air rifle

The Hindu  

An impish smile firmly in place, a beaming Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar was nothing like what he had seemed a few minutes before – a picture of concentration, blocking out everything in the world except himself, his rifle and the target 10m away. And while the girls duly opened the medal tally with a silver in the 10m air rifle …

Asian Games: Ramita Jindal Wins Bronze In Women’s 10m Air Rifle, Mehuli Ghosh Finishes Fourth
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Ramita Jindal Wins Bronze In Women’s 10m Air Rifle, Mehuli Ghosh Finishes Fourth

ABP News  

Indian shooter Ramita Jindal secured a bronze medal in the women's 10m air rifle individual event at the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday. Ramita, who secured a score of 631.9, claimed the second position in the qualification round, surpassing all but China's Han Jiayu, who ultimately won the silver medal. "With remarkable precision and unwavering focus, #TOPSchemeAthlete …

Asian Games 2023: Indian shooters, rowers combine to deliver three silver, two bronze medals on opening day
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indian shooters, rowers combine to deliver three silver, two bronze medals on opening day

Hindustan Times  

India have kicked off its Asian Games 2023 campaign on a thunderous note, as both the shooting and rowing contingents combined to deliver a remarkable 5 medals within the first five hours of action on Sunday. The shooting squad, comprising Ramita Jindal, Mehuli Ghosh, and Ashi Chouksey sets the stage with a brilliant silver medal triumph in the Women's 10m …

Asian Games 2023: India secures 2 silver medals; details here
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India secures 2 silver medals; details here

Live Mint  

India has claimed two Silver medals at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 event being held in China. The first medal was claimed during the first event of the day by the experienced combination of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal and Ashi Chouksey with a combined score of 1,886 points, just behind China who went past the Asian record with 1896.6 points. …

India in shooting at Asian Games 2023: Preview, Schedule, Squads, Medal Events
1 year, 3 months ago

India in shooting at Asian Games 2023: Preview, Schedule, Squads, Medal Events

The Hindu  

Ask any elite athlete or a prominent official of the National Rifle Association of India, the organisation governing the sport of shooting in the country, and they will agree that the disappointments of the Tokyo 2021 event still disturb their peace of mind. 1 in women’s 10m air rifle, will be gunning for three of these in the individual, team …

Abha Khatua equals shot put NR while winning silver, Parul and Jyothi clinch second medal
1 year, 5 months ago

Abha Khatua equals shot put NR while winning silver, Parul and Jyothi clinch second medal

The Hindu  

Unheralded Abha Khatua equalled the women’s shot put national record of 18.06m while winning silver in a surprise performance, while Jyothi Yarraji and Parul Chaudhary clinched their second medals in the Asian Athletics Championships here on Sunday. The 28-year-old Khatua made a huge improvement of nearly a metre -- 93 cm -- from her earlier lifetime best of 17.13m as …

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, 6 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 …

Khelo India University Games 2023: Kamaljeet beats World Cup gold medallist Sarabjot in air pistol final
1 year, 7 months ago

Khelo India University Games 2023: Kamaljeet beats World Cup gold medallist Sarabjot in air pistol final

The Hindu  

NEW DELHI Kamaljeet beat World Cup gold medallist Sarabjot Singh by three points to clinch the air pistol gold for Indira Gandhi University in the Khelo India University Games at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Monday. I am glad to win this gold”, said Kamaljeet who will be making his international debut soon in the Junior World Championship …

International Shooting Competition of Hannover: Indian Para Shooters Claim 6 Medals in Germany
1 year, 7 months ago

International Shooting Competition of Hannover: Indian Para Shooters Claim 6 Medals in Germany

News 18  

Indian para shooters opened the 2023 season on a strong note winning six medals including a Team gold at the International Shooting Competition of Hannover & WSPS Grand Prix in Hannover, Germany. Akash stood out among the shooters winning three medals including a gold medal in the P4 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 Team event. Akash also took a bronze in …

Joshi, Chawrasia, Pranavi and Avani qualify for Asian Games golf
1 year, 8 months ago

Joshi, Chawrasia, Pranavi and Avani qualify for Asian Games golf

The Hindu  

Bengaluru duo Pranavi Urs and amateur Avani Prashanth tied for the first place at 10-under 206 and will join Aditi Ashok in the Indian women’s team for the Asian Games in China in September this year. Pranavi, trailing Avani by one shot after the second round of the trials at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club, carded 3-under 69 despite a …

Shiva Narwal wins 10m Air Pistol gold at Asian Airgun Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

Shiva Narwal wins 10m Air Pistol gold at Asian Airgun Championship

The Hindu  

Shiva Narwal won the men’s air pistol gold as he beat Park Daehun of Korea 17-13 in the Asian Airgun championship in Daegu, Korea, on Tuesday. It was another sweep of the gold medals for the Indian team, as Sagar Dangi won the junior men’s gold with a 17-13 victory over compatriot Samrat Rana. The Indian youth men’s and women’s …

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