Mehuli Ghosh: Shooting for the stars and Olympic glory
1 year, 3 months ago

Mehuli Ghosh: Shooting for the stars and Olympic glory

The Hindu  

It is easy to lose your way inside the sprawling 2,300-acre campus of the University of Hyderabad. Although arguably one of India’s best bets for a medal in the upcoming Asian Games and next year’s Olympics, Mehuli had no airs and graces. Tilottama Sen, 15, another Bengaluru-based Bengali shooter on the national rifle team, Recently, Mehuli and Sen registered stunning performances in ISSF’s biggest event, the ‘World Championship-All Events’ final in Baku. I’ve been working really hard with my coach, Bibaswan sir.” After securing her berth for the Olympics, Indian shooter Mehuli Ghosh is also preparing in full swing for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games. "#Hangzhou#AsianGames#Shooting#Olympics#TeamIndia… pic.twitter.com/epyvFIq233 — 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Official August 30, 2023 Ganguly has been Mehuli’s coach since her junior years, first at Joydeep Karmakar Shooting Academy, following which the duo jumped ship to be at GFG Hyderabad.

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Indian Shooting Contingent for Paralympics Leaves for Paris
4 months ago

Indian Shooting Contingent for Paralympics Leaves for Paris

News 18  

Pistol marksman Manish Narwal on Saturday expressed confidence in the Indian shooting contingent surpassing its Tokyo Paralympics medal tally at the upcoming Paris Games, saying the “intense” training would hold the team in good stead. A 10-member shooting contingent, including rifle exponent Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal and Narwal, will compete at the Chateauroux Centre near Paris from August 30. We …

India’s Paris Games shooting show reward for learning from Tokyo
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Paris Games shooting show reward for learning from Tokyo

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: When the shooting contingent left India, there was expectation and apprehension surrounding their chances at the Paris Olympics. India won three medals in shooting India was sending its biggest contingent ever – 21 shooters qualified for the Olympics. Manu Bhaker – mature and confident after her Tokyo Olympics heartbreak – was razor sharp as she won two bronze …

Wayanad Landslide, India at Paris Olympics 2024, Himachal Pradesh Cloudbursts: This Week in 5 charts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad Landslide, India at Paris Olympics 2024, Himachal Pradesh Cloudbursts: This Week in 5 charts

The Hindu  

Landslides flatten Wayanad villages in Kerala Massive landslides hit Kerala’s Wayanad district in the early hours of July 30, which buried a large area under debris, killing over 200 people and leaving scores injured. Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale win medals at Paris Olympics India secured it’s first wins at the Paris Olympics 2024 this week, all in …

Paris Olympics 2024: ’Historic medal, well done Manu Bhaker’ - PM Modi praises shooter for winning India’s first medal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: ’Historic medal, well done Manu Bhaker’ - PM Modi praises shooter for winning India’s first medal

Live Mint  

India on 28 July began its Olympic medal journey as Manu Bhaker won the bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics. With this win, she has become the first Indian woman to win a shooting medal at the Olympic Games and ended a 12-year wait for an overall Olympic medal in shooting. She wrote, …

Manu Bhaker after winning Olympic shooting bronze: India deserves many more medals
4 months, 3 weeks 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 wins historic bronze in 10m air pistol shooting to get India off the mark at Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Manu Bhaker salvages underwhelming day for Indian shooters, cruises into women's 10m air pistol final
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Manu Bhaker salvages underwhelming day for Indian shooters, cruises into women's 10m air pistol final

Hindustan Times  

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker emerged as a much-needed positive for Indian shooting at the Olympic Games on Day 1, as he entered the 10m women’s air pistol final. Bhaker showcased remarkable consistency, rescuing what had been an otherwise underwhelming day for her compatriots; the 22-year-old shooter achieved a qualification score of 580, securing third place and ensuring her spot in …

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 …

Quota Belongs to Country, Not to Athlete: Abhinav Bindra Backs NRAI's Team Selection for Paris Olympics
6 months, 1 week ago

Quota Belongs to Country, Not to Athlete: Abhinav Bindra Backs NRAI's Team Selection for Paris Olympics

News 18  

Olympics gold winner Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said promising shooter Rudrankksh Patil was unfortunate to miss the flight to Paris Games, but emphasised that the quota belongs to the country and not to one athlete. There’s a due process laid out and they followed the process,” Bindra told the media in Mumbai on the sidelines of the IISM Convocation Ceremony …

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 …

Olympic Selection Trials: Ramita Jindal tops in women’s air rifle; Manu Bhaker leads in air pistol
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Shooting stars: Rudraneil Sengupta, on an incredible sporting comeback
8 months ago

Shooting stars: Rudraneil Sengupta, on an incredible sporting comeback

Hindustan Times  

At the end of the Paris Olympics qualification stage, 20 have won quotas for the Games from a maximum of 24 possible quota slots per country. Second, the federation trusted the now-deep culture of shooting in the country, sparked by Abhinav Bindra’s 2008 Beijing gold, and developed and sustained by shooting academies set up by some of India’s finest former …

Indian shooting at Paris 2024: NRAI announces names for women’s air pistol selection trials
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Para Shooting World Cup: Mona Agarwal wins 10m air rifle gold, clinches Paris Paralympic quota for India
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Para Shooting World Cup: Mona Agarwal wins 10m air rifle gold, clinches Paris Paralympic quota for India

The Hindu  

India’s Mona Agarwal, competing in only her fourth international competition, won the gold medal in women’s 10m air rifle SH1 category at the WSPS Para Shooting World Cup to clinch a 2024 Paris Paralympic quota place for the country here on Saturday. Mona, 37, who took up shooting sport in December 2021 after making a mark at the state level …

Indian sports wrap, February 18: Tilottama, Mehuli miss air rifle final, Afsal tops 800m heat at Indoor Championships
10 months ago

Indian sports wrap, February 18: Tilottama, Mehuli miss air rifle final, Afsal tops 800m heat at Indoor Championships

The Hindu  

ATHLETICS Iran’s Fasihi fastest woman at Indoor Asians Defending champion and Asian silver-medallist Farzaneh Fasihi, from host Iran, equalled the 60m meet record while emerging as the fastest woman at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran on Sunday. -Stan Rayan SHOOTING Tilottama, Mehuli miss air final after coming agonisingly close to qualification Tilottama Sen and Mehuli Ghosh shot identical …

Anjali Bhagwat pleased with young shooters who made mark in international arena
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Anjali Bhagwat pleased with young shooters who made mark in international arena

The Hindu  

Anjali Bhagwat, a member of the Sportstar Aces Awards jury, is delighted with the achievements of the Indian shooters and archers in 2023. The Olympian shooter is particularly pleased with the young shooters who have made a mark in the international arena. “Our young crop is doing so well, and whoever has won the Olympic quota or is on the …

Indian shooting in 2024: Time to sing the redemption song
11 months ago

Indian shooting in 2024: Time to sing the redemption song

The Hindu  

In about six months, the curtain rises for the ultimate spectacle in France. Booking the ticket: Esha Singh won India’s 15th Paris Olympics quota with a gold medal in the women’s 10m Air Pistol final in the Asian Olympic Qualifier in Jakarta recently. Sarabjot may have won India’s only gold medal of the competition, but Bhaker stole the spotlight when …

India shooters on target but olympics the big test
11 months, 1 week ago

India shooters on target but olympics the big test

New Indian Express  

Clichéd as it may sound, Indian shooting is bang on the target at the moment. The country’s top shooters have accumulated a record number of quotas –17 as of now—for the Paris Olympics in July-August. After Abhinav Bindra’s historic gold in Beijing 2008, and silver and bronze by Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang in London four years later, there had …

Rapid-Fire Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu Clinches 17th Paris Olympics Spot For India
11 months, 1 week ago

Rapid-Fire Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu Clinches 17th Paris Olympics Spot For India

News 18  

India’s Vijayveer Sidhu clinched a 17th Paris Games quota place for the country while clinching a silver medal in the men’s 25m rapid-fire event at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers here on Saturday. Quota alert India’s @VijayveerSidhu has won India’s 17th @Paris2024 quota place by qualifying for the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol final in 4th place with a score of 577. …

Varun Tomar Bags Olympic Quota Place After Winning Gold Medal in 10m Air Pistol at Asian Olympic Qualifiers
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

India Win Gold in Men's 10m Air Pistol Team at Asian Olympic Qualifiers
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India Win Gold in Men's 10m Air Pistol Team at Asian Olympic Qualifiers

News 18  

Indian shooters secured a gold medal in men’s 10m air pistol team event to make a bright start to their campaign at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers on Monday. The Indian team of Varun Tomar, Arjun Singh Cheema and Ujjawal Malik produced a total of 1740 to finish at the top, while Iran and Korea claimed the silver and bronze medals …

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 …

Standard of Shooting Talent in India Among Highest In The World, Says Olympic Shooter Anjum Moudgil
1 year ago

Standard of Shooting Talent in India Among Highest In The World, Says Olympic Shooter Anjum Moudgil

News 18  

Olympian rifle exponent Anjum Moudgil believes the standard of shooting in India is so high because no other country in the world can boast of such a degree of competitiveness in the sport. If we look at our National Championships, many a time, the scores even top international scores,” said Anjum on the sidelines of the Khelo India Para Games …

Shooting World Cup: Divya finishes 7th, Esha 13th; Sarabjot ninth in 10m air pistol final
1 year, 1 month ago

Shooting World Cup: Divya finishes 7th, Esha 13th; Sarabjot ninth in 10m air pistol final

The Hindu  

India’s Divya TS finished seventh and Esha Singh 13th in the women’s 10m air pistol final during the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup final at Lusail Shooting range in Doha on Tuesday. In men’s air pistol, the lone Indian entrant, Sarabjot Singh shot 581 and missed the final by one point. Li Xue won the gold medal, Zhao Nan …

Asian Shooting Championships: Manu Bhaker finishes fifth, secures 11th quota for India at Paris 2024 Olympics
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Shooting Championships: Manu Bhaker finishes fifth, secures 11th quota for India at Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

Manu Bhaker secured the 11th Paris Olympics quota place for the country after finishing fifth in women’s 25m sports pistol at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea on Saturday. But China could claim only one Paris quota spot and Haniyeh had already secured one earlier, so Manu, despite finishing fifth, clinched a Paris berth for India. Manu, coached by …

Asian Shooting Championships: Arjun Babuta wins 10m air rifle silver, Olympic quota place; team bags gold
1 year, 1 month 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 Shooting Championship: Arjun Babuta, Tilottama Sen bag Olympic quota; Men’s 10m air rifle team wins gold
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Shooting Championship: Arjun Babuta, Tilottama Sen bag Olympic quota; Men’s 10m air rifle team wins gold

The Hindu  

Indian shooters Arjun Babuta and Tilottama Sen earned two Paris Olympic quota places by clinching silver medals in the men’s and women’s 10m air rifle events respectively, at the ongoing Asian Championships in Changwon, Korea on Friday. The 15-year-old Tilottama followed suit as she shot a total of 252.3 in the women’s final to fetch the 10th Olympic quota place …

Sarabjot wins bronze and India’s eighth Paris Olympics quota place in men’s 10m air pistol event
1 year, 2 months ago

Sarabjot wins bronze and India’s eighth Paris Olympics quota place in men’s 10m air pistol event

The Hindu  

Sarabjot Singh won a bronze medal and sealed a Paris Olympics quota place for India in men's 10m air pistol, while junior women's shooter in the category, Sainyam, clinched gold at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea on Tuesday. Sarabjot shot 221.1 in the final to finish behind the Chinese duo of Zhang Yifan and Liu Jinyao to …

Asian Shooting C’ship 2023: Sarabjot Singh secures Paris Olympics quota with bronze in men’s 10m air pistol
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Shooting C’ship 2023: Sarabjot Singh secures Paris Olympics quota with bronze in men’s 10m air pistol

The Hindu  

Sarabjot Singh clinched the Olympic quota place with a bronze medal in men’s air pistol in the 15th Asian shooting championship in Changwon, Korea, on Tuesday. With China having already bagged two Olympic quota places in the event and only one of the two Koreans eligible, Sarabjot had his task cut out needing a high finish. READ | Asian Para …

Mehuli Ghosh clinches 10m air rifle gold at 37th National Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Mehuli Ghosh clinches 10m air rifle gold at 37th National Games

The Hindu  

West Bengal’s Mehuli Ghosh dominated women’s 10m air rifle event at the Mandrem Shooting Ranges during the ongoing 37th National Games on Tuesday. Ghosh, one of the 13 shooters who have won 2024 Paris Olympic Games quota place, said that steady shooting in the finals is what she wants to aim for in the future. READ | Organisers did not …

Gagan Narang brings former world champion Peter Sidi to train Indian shooters for Olympics
1 year, 2 months ago

Gagan Narang brings former world champion Peter Sidi to train Indian shooters for Olympics

The Hindu  

Gagan Narang’s quest for Olympic glory took another significant step forward when he signed a long-term contract with former 50-meter rifle three positions world champion Peter Sidi of Hungary with the specific intention of producing medallists for India. “This is part of our Project Leap programme, supported by Olympic Gold Quest, which aims at ensuring there is a continuity in …

Asian Games 2023: More medals in shooting an encouraging sign but there’s scope for improvement, says Gagan Narang
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: More medals in shooting an encouraging sign but there’s scope for improvement, says Gagan Narang

The Hindu  

Gagan Narang wears several hats but the one he feels most passionately about is Indian shooting. “Someone winning a medal at the age of 19 is fantastic – Esha, Ramita, Mehuli, Rudrankksh, Aishwary – so it definitely looks good. We have had some unexpected performances here, specially in team events, and I am looking forward to taking back more shooting …

Asian Games 2023: In her maiden Asiad, 19-year old Ramita upstages Mehuli for bronze in shooting
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: In her maiden Asiad, 19-year old Ramita upstages Mehuli for bronze in shooting

The Hindu  

The way multi-disciplinary sporting events are scheduled, shooting, invariably, becomes a harbinger of India’s performances – either a medal glut or a barren run. Ramita Jindal outgunned senior pro Mehuli Ghosh to finish third in the 10m air rifle with 230.1 points over her 22 shots. Mehuli finished 4th with 208.3 points, hours after the two combined, along with Ashi …

Asian Games: Indian Trio Of Ramita, Mehuli And Ashi Secures Team Silver In Women's 10m Air Rifle
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Indian Trio Of Ramita, Mehuli And Ashi Secures Team Silver In Women's 10m Air Rifle

ABP News  

India got off to a flying start in the shooting events at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, as they clinched the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle team event. The trio of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal and Ashi Chouksey combined their exceptional skills to achieve a total score of 1886.0. Mehuli Ghosh and Ramita Jindal also …

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 …

First day, first show: Shooting's quest for success
1 year, 3 months ago

First day, first show: Shooting's quest for success

Hindustan Times  

It is perhaps a sign of the growing might of Indian shooting that each time the contingent sets foot in a world event, medal expectations soar. Buoyed by a successful World Championships in Baku where Indian shooters secured four Olympics quotas — India now has a total of seven quotas for the Olympics — the 30-strong shooting contingent will be …

Rajeshwari Kumari secures Paris 2024 spot with fifth-place finish at Shooting World Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Rajeshwari Kumari secures Paris 2024 spot with fifth-place finish at Shooting World Championships

The Hindu  

Rajeshwari Kumari shot 120 out of 125 in qualification and stayed strong in the final to clinch one of the four Olympic quota places for Paris in women’s trap in the World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday. Once qualification topper Alessandra Perilli of San Marino got eliminated in sixth place after 25 birds in the final, the rest of …

World Shooting Championship: Mehuli Ghosh wins bronze and Olympic quota
1 year, 4 months ago

World Shooting Championship: Mehuli Ghosh wins bronze and Olympic quota

The Hindu  

Mehuli Ghosh was in brilliant form as she won the Olympic quota in women’s air rifle along with an individual bronze medal in the World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. It was a commendable performance, especially by Mehuli as she topped the qualification with 634.5 in a field of 140 shooters, before clinching the individual bronze behind two Chinese …

Mehuli Ghosh bags Paris 2024 Olympics quota, wins bronze in ISSF World Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Mehuli Ghosh bags Paris 2024 Olympics quota, wins bronze in ISSF World Championships

The Hindu  

Mehuli Ghosh was in brilliant form as she won the Olympic quota in women’s air rifle along with an individual bronze medal in the World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. Tilottama Sen was equally sharp in placing fourth, but with the new rule for Olympic qualification, one nation could get only one quota in a competition. It was a …

Sports Ministry funds 34 Indian shooters for ISSF World Championships in Baku
1 year, 4 months ago

Sports Ministry funds 34 Indian shooters for ISSF World Championships in Baku

The Hindu  

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will fund the participation of the Indian contingent for the upcoming ISSF World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. The financial assistance towards participation will cover funding of 57 member shooting team which includes 34 shooters, 15 coaches, and eight members of support staff including the High Performance Director. Out of 34 shooters competing at the …

Mehuli Ghosh hopes to better ranking, make India squad for Asian Games and World Championship
1 year, 6 months ago

Mehuli Ghosh hopes to better ranking, make India squad for Asian Games and World Championship

The Hindu  

Mehuli Ghosh is on a mission. The Youth Olympics silver medallist is not only poised to fight her way back into the national team for the big events but is also getting ready to make her presence felt on the world stage. By shooting a staggering 637.0 in women’s air rifle at the ongoing Khelo India University Games, the 22-year-old …

Mansher Singh: Strong domestic coaches need of the hour for Indian shooting
1 year, 7 months ago

Mansher Singh: Strong domestic coaches need of the hour for Indian shooting

The Hindu  

Shooting is the fastest-growing and most successful sport in the country. Today, Indian shooting has won many medals across all levels, including the Olympics and the World Championships. It was a golden period for Indian shooting when Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the silver in the Athens Olympics in 2004, then the gold in 2008 by Abhinav Bindra in Beijing, and …

ISSF World Championships: India ends campaign with best-ever performance at Worlds
2 years, 1 month ago

ISSF World Championships: India ends campaign with best-ever performance at Worlds

The Hindu  

Indian shooters ended their ISSF World Championships campaign with the best-ever record of 38 medals, placing them second in the standings behind China. India also bagged three 2024 Paris Olympic quotas while it had won two Tokyo Games quota places from the Changwon worlds. Even from the perspective of Olympic events, India had a silver at the Changwon worlds while …

Shooting | World Champion Rudrankksh Patil will stick to process for Paris glory
2 years, 2 months ago

Shooting | World Champion Rudrankksh Patil will stick to process for Paris glory

The Hindu  

World Champion in air rifle, Rundrankksh Patil, who shot a world record 633.9 to lay a strong foundation for the Olympic quota, is only 18, but talks from rich experience. Fielding the questions from the media with ease and answering with clarity in an interaction organised by the Sports Authority of India on Wednesday, Rudrankksh explained how he had “huge …

India’s shooting preparation well on its way for Paris Olympics 2024: Anne Grethe Jeppesen
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s shooting preparation well on its way for Paris Olympics 2024: Anne Grethe Jeppesen

The Hindu  

Anne Grethe Jeppesen of Norway, who was the former national coach of Denmark and trained shooters for the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, besides being a A-Licence holder as an ISSF trainer, conducted a two-week camp in coordination with Gun For Glory, run by former Olympic medallist Gagan Narang, at the SATS ranges on the Central University campus here. Olympic bronze …

Indian shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta: Will do anything for the Olympic gold medal
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta: Will do anything for the Olympic gold medal

The Hindu  

Bhowneesh Mendiratta took a step closer to his Olympic dream after he secured India’s first quota in shooting for Paris 2024 at the ISSF Shotgun World Championship in Osijek, Croatia on Wednesday. Mendiratta credited his personal coach Daniele Di Spigno of Italy, mentor Ronjan Singh Sodhi, India’s foreign shotgun coach Russell Mark, and chief national coach Vikram Singh Chopra for …

Olympic silver medallist Vijay returns for Worlds, India name 48-member squad
2 years, 3 months ago

Olympic silver medallist Vijay returns for Worlds, India name 48-member squad

The Hindu  

London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar returns for his first International competition in four years as the National Rifle Association of India on Friday announced the Indian rifle and pistol squad for the ISSF World Championships scheduled from October 12-25 in Cairo, Egypt. Vijayveer Sidhu will be competing in both the air pistol and rapid fire pistol events. World Championship …

In Numbers: Shooting's absence hurts India as Commonwealth Games medal tally drops four years on
2 years, 4 months ago

In Numbers: Shooting's absence hurts India as Commonwealth Games medal tally drops four years on

Firstpost  

India accounted for 16 medals at 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. New Delhi: With the 2022 Commonwealth Games concluding on Monday, not so surprisingly, India have accounted for fewer medals than the 2018 edition in Gold Coast, Australia. Commonwealth Games: India Results **,** Medals tally Overall, India won 22 golds, 16 silvers and 23 bronzes for a combined 61 …

'You Have Made India Proud': BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Praises Mehuli Ghosh After Clinching Gold at Shooting World Cup
2 years, 5 months ago

'You Have Made India Proud': BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Praises Mehuli Ghosh After Clinching Gold at Shooting World Cup

News 18  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari has praised shooter Mehuli Ghosh for her gold medal winning performance at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, Korea. On Wednesday, Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane won India’s second gold medal of the event as the pair emerged victorious in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team final. “Many congratulations …

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