Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chinki Yadav bags India's 11th shooting quota despite missing out on medal at Asian Championships
5 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chinki Yadav bags India's 11th shooting quota despite missing out on medal at Asian Championships

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Chinki Yadav secured India’s 11th Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting with a career-best qualification score of 588 but could not win a medal at the 14th Asian Championship on Friday. Doha: Chinki Yadav secured India’s 11th Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting with a career-best qualification score of 588 but could not win a medal at the 14th Asian Championship on Friday. Daughter of an electrician in the Madhya Pradesh government’s sports department in Bhopal, Chinki finished a creditable second in the qualifications of women’s 25m pistol event at the Lusail Shooting Range. It’s the country’s second quota spot in 25m pistol event after Rahi Sarnobat won the first at the World Cup in Munich earlier this year.

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2024 Year in Sports, Shooting: Manu mania grips Paris; new shooting league on the horizon; Kalikesh named NRAI president
1 week, 4 days ago

2024 Year in Sports, Shooting: Manu mania grips Paris; new shooting league on the horizon; Kalikesh named NRAI president

The Hindu  

Indian shooting touched new highs in 2024 with an unprecedented three medals coming from the Olympics. Raiza Dhillon, Anantjeet Singh secure Paris 2024 Olympic quotas in shooting Indian skeet shooters rose to the challenge as Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Raiza Dhillon bagged the men’s and women’s Olympic quota with silver medals in the Asian shotgun championship in Kuwait. FEBRUARY …

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 …

SHOOTING | Shreyasi Singh gets the green signal for Paris Olympics
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Indian men’s archery team in Olympics frame despite loss
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian men’s archery team in Olympics frame despite loss

Hindustan Times  

The Indian men’s recurve archery team crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Final Olympic Qualifier that offered three quota spots for the Paris Games, yet entry to Paris is all but assured for the world No.2 team through the rankings route. The Indian Men's Recurve team of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav The in-form trio of Dhiraj …

Will India's shooting trials get desired result in Paris?
7 months, 2 weeks 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, 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 …

Olympic shooting trials: Arjun, Nancy take top spot in air rifle; Rhythm places first in air pistol
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic shooting trials: Arjun, Nancy take top spot in air rifle; Rhythm places first in air pistol

The Hindu  

Arjun Babuta shot a world record score of 254.0 to beat world champion Rudrankksh Patil by 2.8 points for the top spot in men’s air rifle in the Olympic shooting trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Thursday. Olympic quota winner, Arjun beat the world record of 253.7 set by former world No.1 Divyansh Singh Panwar in the …

Shooting stars: Rudraneil Sengupta, on an incredible sporting comeback
8 months, 2 weeks 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 Name 12-member Shotgun Unit for Final Paris Olympics Qualification Event in Qatar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Name 12-member Shotgun Unit for Final Paris Olympics Qualification Event in Qatar

News 18  

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Shreyasi Singh, seasoned Mairaj Ahmad Khan and World Cup winner Ganemat Sekhon on Tuesday figured in a 12-member shotgun squad picked for the final Paris Games qualifying competition, to be held in Doha from April 19-29. Also, check Players vying for IPL 2024 Orange Cap and IPL 2024 Purple Cap Prithviraj Tondaiman and Vivaan Kapoor in …

Para Shooting World Cup: Mona Agarwal wins 10m air rifle gold, clinches Paris Paralympic quota for India
10 months 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 shooting in 2024: Time to sing the redemption song
11 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Yogesh Singh wins 25m standard pistol event, India team gold at Asian Shooting Olympic Qualifiers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yogesh Singh wins 25m standard pistol event, India team gold at Asian Shooting Olympic Qualifiers

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Jakarta: Indian shooters continued to hit the bullseye in the Asia Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta on Sunday, with Yogesh Singh winning the men’s 25m individual standard pistol gold before combining with Amit Kumar and Om Prakash to claim the team event. At the Olympic qualifiers for shotgun discipline in Kuwait City, at least two women trap shooters were favourably placed …

Indian Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu Clinches 17th Paris Olympics Spot For Country
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu Clinches 17th Paris Olympics Spot For Country

ABP News  

Vijayveer Sidhu secured India's 17th Paris Games quota spot by winning a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid-fire event at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 13. At 21 years old, Vijayveer Sidhu, a bronze medallist at the Hangzhou Asian Games, has secured a Paris Games quota spot in the 25m rapid-fire event. Indian Shooters Clinch …

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 …

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

Steady Shriyanka wins Olympics quota in rifle 3 Position
1 year, 2 months ago

Steady Shriyanka wins Olympics quota in rifle 3 Position

Hindustan Times  

In the ever-changing landscape of Indian shooting, Shriyanka Sadangi has been a constant. While that has not always led to finding a place in the highly competitive Indian team of top three, especially in major events like the world championships and the just-concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, Shriyanka has taken the setbacks in her stride and come back stronger. It …

Shooter Anish Bhanwala Wins Bronze and India's 12th Paris Olympics Quota Place
1 year, 2 months ago

Shooter Anish Bhanwala Wins Bronze and India's 12th Paris Olympics Quota Place

News 18  

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anish Bhanwala bagged India’s 12th Paris Olympic quota in shooting as he clinched a bronze medal in the men’s 25m rapid pistol fire event at the Asian Championships in Changwon, Korea on Monday. Bhanwala fetched the quota for the Paris Games by ending the qualification stage in third place with a score of 588, just one …

Asian Shooting Championships: Manu Bhaker finishes fifth, secures 11th quota for India at Paris 2024 Olympics
1 year, 2 months 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, 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 Shooting Championship: Arjun Babuta, Tilottama Sen bag Olympic quota; Men’s 10m air rifle team wins gold
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Indian junior women’s 10m air rifle team clinches gold in Asian Championships
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian junior women’s 10m air rifle team clinches gold in Asian Championships

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s junior 10m air rifle team, comprising Sonam Uttam Maskar, Gautami Bhanot and Jasmeen Kaur, clinched the gold medal with a junior meet record in the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea on Thursday. In 10m air rifle men’s youth event, Abhinav Choudhary bagged gold shooting 241.8, while Priyanshu Yadav, who had also made it to the finals, …

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 …

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 …

NRAI felicitates Asian Games 2023 medallists
1 year, 2 months ago

NRAI felicitates Asian Games 2023 medallists

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India felicitated the medal winners of the Asian Games with mementos at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Tuesday. Commending the shooters on their best ever performance in the Asian Games, accounting for 22 of the 107 medals the country won in Hangzhou, China, the senior vice-president of NRAI, Kalikesh Singh Deo said, “This …

Shooting at Asian Games 2023 review: Indian shooters deliver record-breaking performance in Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Shooting at Asian Games 2023 review: Indian shooters deliver record-breaking performance in Hangzhou

The Hindu  

India rang down the curtains on the 19th edition of the Asian Games with 107 medals, its best-ever haul at the quadrennial showpiece. Dream team: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar along with Rudrankksh Patil and Divyansh Panwar won gold with a world record score of 1893.7 in the 10m air rifle team event. That means if there is a scheduled World …

Indian shooter create history at Asian Games 2023, end campaign with 22 medals: Full list of medallists
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian shooter create history at Asian Games 2023, end campaign with 22 medals: Full list of medallists

The Hindu  

The final set of shooting events at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou came to a close on Friday, with India’s Kynan Darius Chenai clinching bronze in men’s trap final. of the event Chenai teamed up with Prithviraj Tondaiman and Zoravar Singh Sandhu to help India clinch gold. While the women’s trap team of Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Preeti …

Asian Games 2023: Indian shooting bags 18 medals till now; reaches best-ever count
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indian shooting bags 18 medals till now; reaches best-ever count

The Hindu  

The rifle hall at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre was witness to the highs of ecstasy and the lows of disbelief in Indian shooting simultaneously on Friday even as the country added two golds and three silvers to its medals tally from the sport. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar took his personal tally to four with a gold and silver each …

Asian Games 2023: World champion Nikhat Zareen confirms Olympic quota, medal
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: World champion Nikhat Zareen confirms Olympic quota, medal

The Hindu  

“Finally!” Nikhat Zareen exclaimed as she unfurled the ‘ticket to Paris 2024 Olympics!’ placard handed to her as she made her way from the ring after her Asian Games quarterfinal bout. The 27-year-old became the first Indian boxer to confirm a Paris 2024 Olympic quota by punching past Jordan’s Hanan Nassar into the semis of the women’s 50kg category at …

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 …

FACT CHECK: Did Jyothi Yarraji win gold for India at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

FACT CHECK: Did Jyothi Yarraji win gold for India at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou

The Hindu  

Ace sprinter Jyothi Yarraji is part of the Indian athletics squad for her maiden Asian Games at the 2023 edition in Hangzhou, China and will be in the 100m hurdles event. Yarraji was credited with winning gold in the 100m hurdles event by renowned singer Asha Bhosle through a post on social media platform X. Sportstar did a fact check …

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. …

Shooting at Asian Games 2023: India squad, schedule, full list of events at Hangzhou 2022
1 year, 3 months ago

Shooting at Asian Games 2023: India squad, schedule, full list of events at Hangzhou 2022

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India, the governing body of the Olympic sport of shooting in India, announced a 33-member team to compete at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Former 10m air rifle world champion Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, who didn’t feature in the recently concluded World Championships in Baku, finds himself in the squad based on the selection criteria for …

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 …

Mehuli Ghosh: Shooting for the stars and Olympic glory
1 year, 4 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 …

India concludes with six gold medals, four Olympic quotas at Baku Shooting World Championship
1 year, 4 months ago

India concludes with six gold medals, four Olympic quotas at Baku Shooting World Championship

The Hindu  

The women’s free pistol team helped India sign off from the ISSF World Championship on a golden note in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. Even though the running target events would continue for the next few days, the regular shooting is now done, as India winds up second on the table with six gold and eight bronze medals. READ: Esha Singh: …

ISSF World Championships: Indian Women Bag 50M Pistol Gold, Finish with Six Gold, Eight Bronze in Baku
1 year, 4 months ago

ISSF World Championships: Indian Women Bag 50M Pistol Gold, Finish with Six Gold, Eight Bronze in Baku

News 18  

India finished the 2023 ISSF World Championships with six gold and eight bronze medals as Tiyana, Sakshi Suryavanshi and Kirandeep Kaur combined to clinch gold in the Women’s 50M Pistol on Friday as the national contingent finished the event with 14 medals, second behind China. In the team event, the Indian trio grossed 1,573 points to secure gold while China …

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 …

Sift Kaur Samra wins Olympic quota with fifth place finish in 50m rifle 3 positions
1 year, 4 months ago

Sift Kaur Samra wins Olympic quota with fifth place finish in 50m rifle 3 positions

The Hindu  

Sift Kaur Samra became the sixth Indian shooter to win a quota ahead of the Paris Olympics after she finished fifth in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the ongoing Baku World Championships. This is now India’s fifth quota in a rifle event, with one having come from shotgun earlier. But a series of high-10s in the last position ensured …

ISSF World Championships: Akhil Sheoran Secures Olympics Quota With Bronze in Baku, Women's and Men's Trio Bag Gold
1 year, 4 months ago

ISSF World Championships: Akhil Sheoran Secures Olympics Quota With Bronze in Baku, Women's and Men's Trio Bag Gold

News 18  

India’s Akhil Sheoran secured the country’s fifth Paris Olympics quota in shooting after winning the bronze medal in the men’s rifle 3-position competition at the ISSF World Championships on Sunday. The Indian team of Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh and Manu Bhaker shot a combined score of 1744 to beat Chinese Taipei for the gold medal in the 25m women’s pistol, …

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 …

Paris Olympics quotas in mind for India’s World Shooting Championship squad
1 year, 4 months ago

Paris Olympics quotas in mind for India’s World Shooting Championship squad

The Hindu  

India can take a strong step forward toward the Paris Olympics if its shooters live up to their potential in the World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Championship will offer 48 Olympic quota places, four each in the 12 individual events of rifle, pistol and shotgun. India will aim for medals, but more than that, the focus would be …

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 …

Asian Athletics Championships | India win 3 gold and 2 bronze medals on Day 2
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics Championships | India win 3 gold and 2 bronze medals on Day 2

The Hindu  

India bagged three gold and two bronze medals on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships with Jyothi Yarraji becoming the first from the country to secure top podium finish in women's 100m hurdles in the continental showpiece here on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/WPGCcHHoOM — SAI Media July 13, 2023 Ajay Kumar Saroj ran a brilliant tactical race to win the …

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