Participation in Nationals not mandatory for Paris 2024 shooters, selection trials to decide India national team eligibility
1 week, 2 days ago

Participation in Nationals not mandatory for Paris 2024 shooters, selection trials to decide India national team eligibility

The Hindu  

The shooters who competed in the Paris Olympics have been give some more time by the National Rifle Association of India to get ready for the season ahead. However, it would be mandatory for the Olympic shooters to participate in the selection trials set to be conducted in January-February and thereafter to be eligible for the national team. With the first World Cups in rifle, pistol and shotgun scheduled to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Lima, Peru, in April, the NRAI would consider scores shot from the third Olympic trials, specifically for the Olympians of Paris. The NRAI has also announced that it would have the top three shooters for the ‘A’ team, and the next three for the “B’ team. The shotgun shooters will have to compete in one mandatory trial or event, apart from having three other scores, of which two would be considered for selection.

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Shooting Nationals: Paris Olympics medallists return to action
1 week, 5 days ago

Shooting Nationals: Paris Olympics medallists return to action

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s Paris Olympics medallists will be back in action at the Senior National Shooting Championships starting on Wednesday. Swapnil Kusale and Sarabjot Singh will compete in the rifle and pistol events respectively, while double medallist Manu Bhaker – the star of India’s Paris campaign – will only take part in MQS section. Manu Bhaker will participate in MQS …

Shooting Nationals 2024-25 in Delhi, Bhopal to serve as precursor to India selection ahead of new season
1 week, 6 days ago

Shooting Nationals 2024-25 in Delhi, Bhopal to serve as precursor to India selection ahead of new season

The Hindu  

A record 13,522 shooters have qualified to participate in the 67th National Shooting Championship Competition, which is set to get underway at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range on Wednesday, heralding the beginning of a brand-new season. A total of 837 Shotgun shooters across the skeet, trap and double trap events will be competing across five classifications which include master, …

NRAI Announces Historic Franchise-Based Shooting League in India
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2 months ago

NRAI Announces Historic Franchise-Based Shooting League in India

News 18  

National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced the launch of the country's first ever franchise-based shooting league called 'Shooting League of India'. The league will be held in March and will be organized by the NRAI. The league will be open to athletes from all walks of life and will be a way for them to compete at a …

NRAI Announces India's First-Ever Shooting League: A Game Changer for the Sport
2 months ago

NRAI Announces India's First-Ever Shooting League: A Game Changer for the Sport

The Hindu  

National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced the launch of the country's first-ever franchise league in shooting, called the Shooting League of India (SLI). The inaugural edition is likely to take place in March 2025, pending approval from the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). The league will feature 15 Olympic events, with a focus on innovative formats to attract …

Manu Bhaker Opts Out of ISSF Shooting World Cup; Rhythm Sangwan Lone Indian to Compete in Multiple Events
3 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker Opts Out of ISSF Shooting World Cup; Rhythm Sangwan Lone Indian to Compete in Multiple Events

News 18  

Rhythm Sangwan will be the only Indian shooter to compete in two events in the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final here after double Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker opted for a three-month rest following her exploits in the Paris Games. The 22-year-old Bhaker scripted history for India in Paris as she won a bronze each in the women’s 10m air pistol and …

Paris Olympics 2024: India's Arjun-Ramita, Sandeep-Elavenil eliminated in qualification of 10m air rifle mixed event
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Shooters in Bhopal camp hassled due to NRAI mess
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Shooters in Bhopal camp hassled due to NRAI mess

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Paris Olympics-bound rifle shooters training in Bhopal had to face major inconvenience on Tuesday due to an administrative mess related to their accommodation. Today evening when they came back from training at around 3pm, the shooters and support staff members were told they will have to immediately vacate and move to another hotel,” said a person aware of …

SHOOTING | Shreyasi Singh gets the green signal for Paris Olympics
6 months ago

SHOOTING | Shreyasi Singh gets the green signal for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India got the green signal from the International Shooting Sport Federation to swap one of the women’s pistol Olympic quota places for women’s trap, and field Shreyasi Singh for the Paris Games. With Manu Bhaker finishing on top in both women’s air pistol and sports pistol, emerging as the only shooter to compete in two …

Paris 2024: Abhinav Bindra backs NRAI exclusion of shooter Rudrankksh Patil from Olympics squad
6 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024: Abhinav Bindra backs NRAI exclusion of shooter Rudrankksh Patil from Olympics squad

The Hindu  

Abhinav Bindra backed the National Rifle Association of India over the exclusion of 10m air rifle shooter Rudrankksh Patil from India’s shooting squad for the Paris Olympics. Patil had bagged a 10m air rifle quota for the Games, but could not find a place in the 15-member Indian squad for the quadrennial event after finishing behind Sandeep Singh and Arjun …

India At Paris Olympics 2024: NRAI Announce Rifle And Pistol Teams, Manu Bhaker To Feature
6 months, 1 week ago

India At Paris Olympics 2024: NRAI Announce Rifle And Pistol Teams, Manu Bhaker To Feature

ABP News  

Paris Olympics 2024: India is gearing up for the Paris Olympics 2024, as the global event is less than 100 days away, and keeping in mind the highly successful Tokyo Olympics 2020, the hopes of the 1.4 Billion people will be very high this time around, especially for that all-elusive gold medal, a dream which came true via Neeraj Chopra's …

NRAI sticks to policy, picks 15-member rifle/pistol team for Paris Olympics
6 months, 1 week ago

NRAI sticks to policy, picks 15-member rifle/pistol team for Paris Olympics

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Not so long back, there were murmurs about a potential surprise or two in regards to the Indian shooting team for the upcoming Paris Olympics. All the top-two finishers in each category from the four selection trials that were conducted at two venues have found a spot in the Olympic team, which was officially announced on Tuesday. Manu Bhaker, …

NRAI likely to go with trial winners for Paris
6 months, 1 week ago

NRAI likely to go with trial winners for Paris

Hindustan Times  

The shooters who won the Olympic selection trials at home, in all likelihood, will represent India at the Paris Olympics. The selection committee of the National Rifle Association of India met on Monday and decided to go ahead on the basis of the results at the trials held in Delhi and Bhopal, it has been learnt. The NRAI selection committee …

Munich World Cup: Final preparation for Indian shooters ahead of Paris Olympics
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Munich World Cup: Final preparation for Indian shooters ahead of Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Indian shooting will get into the final stretch of preparation for the Olympics with the World Cup in Munich on Sunday. World champion Rudrankksh Patil, Sandeep Singh and former world No.1 Divyansh Singh Panwar will compete in the regular section, and fight for medals in men’s air rifle. In the women’s section, Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal and Tilottama Sen will …

Will India's shooting trials get desired result in Paris?
7 months ago

Will India's shooting trials get desired result in Paris?

Hindustan Times  

The shooting selection trials for the Paris Olympics were a fierce battle for each spot. However, seven quota winning shooters were swept aside and it included the three world championships medallists in the current Olympic cycle -- Rudrankksh Patil, Mehuli Ghosh and Akhil Sheoran. Mehuli and Sheoran, who had sealed Olympic quotas in 10m air rifle and rifle 3 position …

Indian shooting at Paris 2024: NRAI announces names for women’s air pistol selection trials
8 months ago

Indian shooting at Paris 2024: NRAI announces names for women’s air pistol selection trials

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India has announced the names of shooters for women’s air pistol for the Olympic selection trials to be staged at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, from Friday. Asian Games gold medallist Palak Gulia who won the Olympic quota in Rio and Surbhi Rao join the three leading shooters, Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker …

Indian pistol and rifle shooters renew quest for Paris 2024 Olympic quota
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian pistol and rifle shooters renew quest for Paris 2024 Olympic quota

The Hindu  

The Indian rifle and pistol shooters will renew their quest for Paris Olympic quota places when the Asian Olympic Qualification begins here from Monday. A total of 16 Paris quota places are available at the continental showpiece and the Indian pistol shooters will be in contention for as many as five possible berths. Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan and Surbhi Rao …

National shooting selection trials: Gurpreet Singh leads first stage 25-metre rapid fire pistol
1 year, 5 months ago

National shooting selection trials: Gurpreet Singh leads first stage 25-metre rapid fire pistol

The Hindu  

Olympian Gurpreet Singh shot 295 out of 300 with a series of 99, 98, and 98 in the first stage of the 25-metre rapid fire pistol in the fifth National shooting selection trials at the Dr Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Saturday. The second stage of competition followed by the finals will be held for rapid fire pistol on Sunday. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

national trials

The Hindu  

NEW DELHI Olympian Gurpreet Singh shot 295 out of 300 with a series of 99, 98, 98 in the first stage of 25-metre rapid fire pistol in the fifth National shooting selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Saturday. The second stage of competition followed by the finals will be held for rapid fire pistol on Sunday. …

NRAI announces squad for shotgun World Cups in Almaty, Lonato
1 year, 8 months ago

NRAI announces squad for shotgun World Cups in Almaty, Lonato

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India has announced the same team for the shotgun World Cups to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Lonato, Italy. Two sets of shooters had got their chances in the last two shotgun World Cups held in Doha and Larnaca. The idea of giving exposure in World Cups, which do not carry Olympic quota places …

Veteran shooters Sanjeev Rajput, Vijay Kumar part of national shooting selection trials for Asian Games
1 year, 11 months ago

Veteran shooters Sanjeev Rajput, Vijay Kumar part of national shooting selection trials for Asian Games

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India has announced the selection trials for the new season which will form the basis, along with the scores of the last national championship, for making it to the national team for international competitions. The first two trials for rifle and pistol will be held at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, from January 8 …

National Rifle Association of India announces new selection policy in rifle, pistol events for Paris Olympics
2 years, 2 months ago

National Rifle Association of India announces new selection policy in rifle, pistol events for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India has announced a new selection policy for rifle and pistol events for the upcoming Paris Olympics, doing away with the practice of looking at consistency over a four-year Olympic cycle, focussing instead on a shooter’s form in the Olympic year. The new selection process will offer little advantage to a quota winner and will …

August 8, Indian sports news wrap: New format for National shotgun championship
2 years, 4 months ago

August 8, Indian sports news wrap: New format for National shotgun championship

The Hindu  

New format for National shotgun championship The National Rifle Association of India has thoughtfully introduced a new format for shotgun events for the forthcoming National championship scheduled to be staged by the end of the year. Instead of making everyone shoot over a few days of unwieldy competition, much against accepted international practice and format, the new format will categorise …

34-member Indian Shooting Contingent Set for Action in ISSF World Cup
2 years, 9 months ago

34-member Indian Shooting Contingent Set for Action in ISSF World Cup

News 18  

A 34-member Indian shooting squad, including athletes and support staff, has its task cut out in the year’s first ISSF World Cup when competition gets under way with the men’s 10m air rifle qualification relays in Cairo on Sunday. The men’s air rifle squad, which goes first, is led by Tokyo Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar, with Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and …

Shotgun teams for World Cups announced
2 years, 10 months ago

Shotgun teams for World Cups announced

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India has selected two different teams for the first two Shotgun World Cups to be staged in Cyprus and Peru. As per the new policy, a shooter will be allowed to compete in a maximum of two World Cups in a season subject to them achieving the Minimum Travel Score. Thus, the team for the …

Selection Trials for Rifle and Pistol Shooters in March and April
2 years, 10 months ago

Selection Trials for Rifle and Pistol Shooters in March and April

News 18  

With COVID-19 cases starting to decline across the country, the National Rifle Association of India has decided to hold the selection trials for rifle and pistol shooters in March and April this year. The selection trials — three and four — will be conducted from March 26 to April 7 for rifle in Delhi and pistol in Bhopal. The Indian …

NRAI Invites Applications for Coaches and High Performance Manager
2 years, 11 months ago

NRAI Invites Applications for Coaches and High Performance Manager

News 18  

The National Rifle Association of India has invited applications for the posts of foreign and Indian coaches as well as high performance manager for the country’s senior and junior shooters across disciplines. “The National Rifle Association of India invites applications from highly qualified and experienced foreign coaches to train the Indian shooting team/national squad for achieving excellence in all major …

NRAI Postpones Selection Trials Owing to Surge in Covid-19 Cases
2 years, 11 months ago

NRAI Postpones Selection Trials Owing to Surge in Covid-19 Cases

News 18  

The National Rifle Association of India on Tuesday decided to postpone the upcoming selection trials for rifle, pistol and shotgun events owing to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. “Due to restrictions, imposed by Government of Delhi it has been decided to postpone the selection trials which were scheduled to be held at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges, …

Shooting World Cups May Not Carry Olympic Qualification Status in Future; Quotas in Only Worlds, Continental Championships
3 years, 4 months ago

Shooting World Cups May Not Carry Olympic Qualification Status in Future; Quotas in Only Worlds, Continental Championships

News 18  

The world cups of shooting may not carry Olympic qualification status in the near future as the sport’s global governing body contemplates restricting the quota places to only the world championships and continental tournaments. So, once the proposal is approved, the world cups will not carry quota places, which will be there in only the world championships and the continental …

Tokyo Olympics: NRAI trying to add two more coaches to shooting contingent
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: NRAI trying to add two more coaches to shooting contingent

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India is trying to get approval for two more coaches to accompany the seven permitted to travel with the country's Olympic shooting team to Tokyo, at the expense of office-bearers. READ: Vijay Kumar on his 2012 London Olympics silver medal: I was not worried about other competitors Currently, in its final phase of preparation in …

NRAI to host two selection trials to finalise Khelo India shooters
3 years, 7 months ago

NRAI to host two selection trials to finalise Khelo India shooters

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India has announced that it would host two selection trials to finalise the shooters eligible to compete in the Khelo India Games to be staged in November. The national federation will keep the score of the shooters in the last national championship as the base score and add the qualification scores of the two trials …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: NRAI requests government to vaccinate Olympic-bound shooters at the earliest
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: NRAI requests government to vaccinate Olympic-bound shooters at the earliest

Firstpost  

The NRAI stepped up its call for vaccination after three of its Olympic-bound shooters contracted the highly contagious virus recently, forcing the federation to cancel the national camp for the rifle team that was to start in the national capital from Tuesday. New Delhi: The National Rifle Association of India has requested the government to vaccinate its Olympic-bound shooters at …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shooters' current form not overriding selection criterion, says NRAI chief
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shooters' current form not overriding selection criterion, says NRAI chief

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Shooters’ current form will not be the deciding factor when the national selection committee meets to pick the squad for the now-deferred Tokyo Olympics shortly after the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup, NRAI president Raninder Singh said on Wednesday. Even though shotgun shooters have struggled to make an impact – barring the men’s skeet duo of Angad Vir …

ISSF World Cup: Deprived of competition, Indian shooters renew quest for excellence in New Delhi event
3 years, 9 months ago

ISSF World Cup: Deprived of competition, Indian shooters renew quest for excellence in New Delhi event

Firstpost  

On the first competition day, India will see participation from Divyansh Singh Panwar, Arjun Babuta and Deepak Kumar in the men’s 10m air rifle qualification. New Delhi: Deprived of competition for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s phenomenal pistol and rifle shooters will renew their quest for excellence when the ISSF World Cup begins from Friday. …

NRAI President Confident of Deliver Successful ISSF World Cup in New Delhi in Covid Times
3 years, 9 months ago

NRAI President Confident of Deliver Successful ISSF World Cup in New Delhi in Covid Times

News 18  

The President of the National Rifle Association of India, Raninder Singh, has expressed confidence in the staging of a successful International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage, officially scheduled for March 18-29, at New Delhi’s Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Speaking to members of the media before the official start day of the World Cup, Mr. Singh said, “The …

ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters have prepare their best, says Raninder Singh
3 years, 9 months ago

ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters have prepare their best, says Raninder Singh

The Hindu  

The president of the National Rifle Association of India, Raninder Singh, assured that all the covid protocols and safety measures were in place for the World Cup in rifle, pistol and shotgun to be staged at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, from Friday. Addressing the media along with the Olympic quota winners on Wednesday, the NRAI president said that …

NRAI accepts provisions of National Sports Code, except one
3 years, 9 months ago

NRAI accepts provisions of National Sports Code, except one

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India on Saturday said it will follow all the provisions of the National Sports Code except one clause that deals with state bodies' affiliation with the national federation. NRAI Raninder Singh said the practical issues forced them to make exception for states like Chhattisgarh and Union Territories such as Jammu and Kashmir. "The National Rifle …

NRAI accepts provisions of National Sports Code, except clause dealing with state body affiliation
3 years, 9 months ago

NRAI accepts provisions of National Sports Code, except clause dealing with state body affiliation

Firstpost  

According to the rules, half the districts should be affiliated to the state federation for it to be recognised. NRAI said it is practically not possible in few places due to prevailing local law and order situations. New Delhi: The National Rifle Association of India on Saturday said it will follow all the provisions of the National Sports Code except …

National shooting championship to be held in April
3 years, 10 months ago

National shooting championship to be held in April

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India has announced that the 64th National shooting championship will be held in Bhopal and Delhi, in April. Asking the State associations to complete the zonal championships by March 31, the NRAI has announced that the National championship for rifle events would be held in Bhopal from April 14 to 29. The national championship for …

Third and Fouth Round of Domestic Shooting Trials Begins
3 years, 10 months ago

Third and Fouth Round of Domestic Shooting Trials Begins

News 18  

Some of India’s leading shooters, including Asian Games 10m air pistol champion and Tokyo Olympics hopeful Saurabh Chaudhary, will compete in the third and fourth domestic selection trials starting at the Karni Singh shooting ranges here on Monday. Haryana’s international pistol shooter Manu Bhaker, rifle shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar and Anjum Moudgil, all Olympic quota winners, will also be seen …

National shooting trials to be held in January 2021
4 years ago

National shooting trials to be held in January 2021

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India has announced a set of two selection trials for the rifle and pistol shooters at the Dr Karni Singh shooting range, Tughlakabad, from January 6 to 18. These selection trials will be followed by a set of two more in February and will form the basis for choosing teams for the World Cups to …

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