Teenager shooters can make it big at Tokyo 2020, believes Shirur
5 years ago

Teenager shooters can make it big at Tokyo 2020, believes Shirur

The Hindu  

Teenagers Divyansh Panwar and Aishwary Tomar are among the top young shooters of the country. Panwar, 17, and Tomar, 18, were in Mumbai to compete at the RR Lakshya Cup 2019 alongside top 20 rifle shooters invited by the Lakshya Shooting Club. Panwar is ranked world number two in men's 10m air rifle, behind Croatia’s Petar Gorsa and last year had topped the seniors category at the Lakshya Cup 2018. Panwar earned a quota place in men 10m Air Rifle with a silver medal at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Beijing while Tomar confirmed an Olympic quota in men 50m rifle 3 position, by virtue of a bronze at 2019 Asian Championships in Doha. From one or two shooters doing well, we have the whole team performing.” READ | Lakshya Cup 2019: Aishwary Tomar emerges triumphant Shirur was full of praise for young Panwar who opted to compete in the seniors category at the last year.

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ISSF Shooting World Cup: Aishwary Tomar wins gold in Changwon
2 years, 5 months ago

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Aishwary Tomar wins gold in Changwon

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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar stamped his class and got the better of 2018 Youth Olympics champion Zalan Peklar of Hungary 16-12 to claim the top prize Changwon: India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup here on Saturday. This was Tomar’s second Shooting World Cup gold, …

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Stars as India Continue Strong Show at ISSF World Cup
2 years, 5 months ago

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Stars as India Continue Strong Show at ISSF World Cup

News 18  

Young Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar topped the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions qualifiers as Indian shooters continued their impressive performance at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, South Korea. Senior rifle shooter Chain Singh qualified for the final but the star of the day was young Tomar as he topped the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions qualifiers …

ISSF Junior World Championship: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashes world record to win 50m Rifle three positions gold
3 years, 3 months ago

ISSF Junior World Championship: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashes world record to win 50m Rifle three positions gold

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India’s 14-year-old shooter Naamya Kapoor fired her way to the gold medal ahead of celebrated compatriot Manu Bhaker in the women’s 25m pistol event. Lima: Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships. Earlier in the day, …

Shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Smashes World Record on Way to Gold in Junior World Championship
3 years, 3 months ago

Shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Smashes World Record on Way to Gold in Junior World Championship

News 18  

Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships here. Tomar equalled the junior world record score of 1185 in qualification to top the field on Monday. The youngster then bettered the junior world record in the final …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sanjeev Rajput, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar out to save sinking shooting campaign
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sanjeev Rajput, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar out to save sinking shooting campaign

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India, who were expected to do well in shooting, are staring at the prospect of two straight Olympics without medals with only the men’s 50m event still to go. Tokyo: Sanjeev Rajput and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will look to round off what has been a forgettable campaign for the Indian shooting team on a positive note when they compete …

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Shooting
3 years, 6 months ago

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Shooting

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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, hailing from Madhya Pradesh, was born into a family of farmers. In the same event, Tomar made the junior world record in the 50m rifle 3 positions event. Age – 20 Sports/Discipline – Shooting Working Ranking – 2 First Olympic Games – Tokyo Olympics Major Achievements Asian Shooting Championships Bronze – 50m Rifle 3P 50m Rifle …

European Shooting Championship: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar continues good form in men's 3P
3 years, 7 months ago

European Shooting Championship: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar continues good form in men's 3P

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The 20-year-old New Delhi World Cup gold medallist grabbed third place in the MQS. Osijek: Youngster Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar continued his good run of form in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions, shooting 1172 in the competition’s Minimum Qualification Score section at the ongoing European Championship on Saturday. The seasoned Sanjeev Rajput, also a World Cup gold winner, aggregated …

Coach Happy Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Overcame Growth Spurt to Win ISSF World Cup Gold
3 years, 9 months ago

Coach Happy Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Overcame Growth Spurt to Win ISSF World Cup Gold

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World Cup gold-medallist shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar overcame a growth spurt during lockdown which forced him to change his jacket and adjust his rifle. 1 Istvan Peni in the final of the New Delhi Shooting World Cup to win gold in the 50m rifle 3 position event. “Since coming out of the lockdown, he was shooting better with every …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India junior rifle team coach Suma Shirur feels shooting contingent will win at least two medals at Games
5 years ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India junior rifle team coach Suma Shirur feels shooting contingent will win at least two medals at Games

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‘India’s shooters are very strong in two-three events and I am hoping for a couple of Olympic medals this time,’ says Suma Shirur New Delhi: India’s junior rifle team coach Suma Shirur is hoping for the Indian shooting contingent to win atleast a couple of medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Shirur said India is very strong in two-three shooting events. …

Young shooter Aishwary Tomar emerges victorious in invitational RR Lakshya Cup
5 years ago

Young shooter Aishwary Tomar emerges victorious in invitational RR Lakshya Cup

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Tomar, who won the Olympic Quota place in 50m Rifle 3 Position earlier in 2019, was trailing Yash Vardhan of Rajasthan in the first 10 shots Eighteen-year-old Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar emerged victorious in the 10m senior category event of RR Lakshya Cup, an all-India invitation air-rifle tournament held on Sunday. The Madhya Pradesh shooter, who won the Olympic Quota …

Lakshya Cup 2019: Aishwary Tomar emerges triumphant
5 years ago

Lakshya Cup 2019: Aishwary Tomar emerges triumphant

The Hindu  

Aishwary Tomar, 18, emerged victorious in the seniors’ category in the 11th RR Lakshya Cup 2019 Invitation Air Rifle Tournament, staged at the Karnala Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. The Madhya Pradesh shooter, who won the Olympic quota place in 50m Rifle 3 Position earlier this year, was trailing Yash Vardhan in the first 10 shots. As all the shooters …

Lakshya Cup: Olympic hopefuls to battle it out at invitational tournament
5 years ago

Lakshya Cup: Olympic hopefuls to battle it out at invitational tournament

The Hindu  

Divyansh Singh Panwar, winner in the senior category of the 2018 edition of Lakshya Cup, will be back in action on Sunday, at the invitational tournament for India’s top 20 air rifle shooters. Conceptualised by Suma Shirur, Olympic shooter, high performance coach of the Indian junior rifle team and founder of the Lakshya Shooting Club, the unique feature of this …

Teenager Pratap Singh Tomar secures India’s record 13th Olympic quota in shooting
5 years, 1 month ago

Teenager Pratap Singh Tomar secures India’s record 13th Olympic quota in shooting

The Hindu  

Teenager Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar bagged India’s 13th Olympic quota in shooting with a bronze in men’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 14th Asian Championship here on Sunday, giving the country its best-ever quota haul. The 18-year-old Tomar shot 449.1 in the eight-man final to finish third on the podium behind gold medallist Kim Jonghyun of Korea and Chinese …

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