Shooters set for all-important Olympic trials
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Shooters set for all-important Olympic trials

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Indian shooters have been spot on in the ongoing Olympic cycle. The talented bunch, especially the rifle and pistol shooters, have navigated numerous competitions, including gruelling national trials, to be in a position of strength. The top-five shooters in the two disciplines will be involved in a series — four in total — of Olympic Shooting Trials, with the opening two trials kicking off on Thursday at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges in New Delhi. Former national rifle high performance director, Deepali Deshpande, is someone who'll be monitoring the shooters up close. It might not be exciting for the shooters but for us, it's interesting to see how far Indian shooting has come.

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Exclusive | 'Three bronze medals from a large Olympic shooting contingent is not good enough': Ex-India shooter
2 weeks ago

Exclusive | 'Three bronze medals from a large Olympic shooting contingent is not good enough': Ex-India shooter

Firstpost  

India won three bronze medals in shooting at Paris Olympics 2024 but it had also sent its largest-ever contingent of 21 shooters. In this exclusive interview with Firstpost, former India shooter Shimon Sharif talks about the various areas that need to prioritised in Indian shooting including mental health. While achievements like those of Rathore, Abhinav Bindra, Manu Bhaker and others …

Ex-India shooter Sharif disagrees with P Gopichand: 'Sport not just about winning medals and making careers'
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ex-India shooter Sharif disagrees with P Gopichand: 'Sport not just about winning medals and making careers'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interaction with Firstpost, former Indian shooter Shimon Sharif talks about his partnership with the ISSF Academy, the current state of Indian shooting as well as Manu Bhaker’s incredible double bronze at the Paris Olympics. The ISSF Academy, which is dedicated to providing coaching education to shooting coaches all over the world chose to partner with Sharif because …

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

Participation in Nationals not mandatory for Paris 2024 shooters, selection trials to decide India national team eligibility
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Shooting Nationals: Paris Olympics medallists return to action
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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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5 months, 1 week 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 …

Manu Bhaker Opts Out of ISSF Shooting World Cup; Rhythm Sangwan Lone Indian to Compete in Multiple Events
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Indian Shooting Contingent for Paralympics Leaves for Paris
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Shooters give India hope for best haul at Olympics
8 months ago

Shooters give India hope for best haul at Olympics

New Indian Express  

With more than half the events to go, this is the kind of performance the shooters needed. In such a precision sport—where a decimal point could be the difference between a podium place or watching on from the sidelines—every little bit helps. This sort of start is a far cry from what transpired at the previous two Games, when shooters …

India at Paris Olympics Day 1 Schedule: Shooting medal up for grabs on opening day
8 months ago

India at Paris Olympics Day 1 Schedule: Shooting medal up for grabs on opening day

India Today  

A glittering and never-seen-before opening ceremony marked the start of the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday. India will look to open its account in shooting as 10m air rifle mixed team qualification and medal matches will be held on Saturday. Shooting will INDIA AT PARIS OLYMPICS: FULL SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, JULY 27 12:30 pm IST Rowing: Men's singles sculls …

'I don't want to dwell in past': Shreyasi Singh on India's shooting show in Tokyo Olympics ahead of Paris 2024
8 months, 4 weeks ago

'I don't want to dwell in past': Shreyasi Singh on India's shooting show in Tokyo Olympics ahead of Paris 2024

India TV News  

India's shooting contingent will be looking to put behind the disappointing show of the 2016 and 2021 Olympic Games when the Indian shooters drew a blank in the medals tally. India is sending its largest-ever shooting contingent at the Paris Games - 21 - going past its previous highest tally of 15 shooters from the Tokyo 2020 Games. Indian shooter …

Munich World Cup: Final preparation for Indian shooters ahead of Paris Olympics
10 months 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?
10 months, 1 week 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
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

In change from Tokyo, shooters to ‘recharge’ in India before Olympics
1 year ago

In change from Tokyo, shooters to ‘recharge’ in India before Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics where Indian shooters drew a crushing blank, the entire contingent spent two months cooped up in Croatia in a competition-cum-training phase ahead of the Games. From left Divyansh Singh, coach Suma Shirur, foreign rifle coach Thomas Farnik, Aishwary Tomar and Rudrankksh The “big change” this time leading up to the 2024 Olympics, as national rifle …

Indian shooting in 2024: Time to sing the redemption song
1 year, 2 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 …

Yogesh Singh wins 25m standard pistol event, India team gold at Asian Shooting Olympic Qualifiers
1 year, 2 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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

Standard of Shooting Talent in India Among Highest In The World, Says Olympic Shooter Anjum Moudgil
1 year, 3 months 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, 4 months 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 …

Shooting at Asian Games 2023 review: Indian shooters deliver record-breaking performance in Hangzhou
1 year, 5 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 …

Gagan Narang brings former world champion Peter Sidi to train Indian shooters for Olympics
1 year, 5 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 …

DC Edit | Shooting stars strike gold
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Shooting stars strike gold

Deccan Chronicle  

With a remarkable display of zen-like focus, laser-sharp precision and unwavering determination, Indian shooters hit the bullseye at the ongoing Asian Games. A gold medal in the Trap team event capped off the fabulous show as Indian shooters completed their rich haul with 22 medals — seven gold, nine silver, and six bronze. Esha Singh, Sift Kaur Samra, Ramita Singh, …

Indian shooter create history at Asian Games 2023, end campaign with 22 medals: Full list of medallists
1 year, 6 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 …

India Full Schedule, Asian Games 2023 Day 5: What is India's schedule for September 28 in Asiad Hangzhou
1 year, 6 months ago

India Full Schedule, Asian Games 2023 Day 5: What is India's schedule for September 28 in Asiad Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023 Day 5 India Full Schedule: The Indian contingent, especially the shooters, had a good outing on Day 4 of the Hangzhou Asian Games. The trio of Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Gurjoat Siingh Khangura, and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka secured bronze in the men’s shotgun skeet team event. Esha Singh and Anant Naruka won silver in the 25m …

Asian Games 2023: More medals in shooting an encouraging sign but there’s scope for improvement, says Gagan Narang
1 year, 6 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 …

Shooting at Asian Games 2023: With seven medals in one day, Indian shooters relish in glory in Hangzhou 2022
1 year, 6 months ago

Shooting at Asian Games 2023: With seven medals in one day, Indian shooters relish in glory in Hangzhou 2022

The Hindu  

Two gold, three silver and two bronze medals – 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 here. Silver medal winning team of Indian shooters Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik and Sift Kaur …

Asian Games 2023, Day 3 Schedule: Double India vs Pakistan delight; medal events in shooting, fencing
1 year, 6 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Day 3 Schedule: Double India vs Pakistan delight; medal events in shooting, fencing

India TV News  

India find themselves in the No. And since it's just the start of the event, shooting will be the main lead for a few days and Day 3 will no different with medal events in the discipline. Another discipline with a medal event featuring Indian athletes will be Fencing with CA Bhavani Devi fighting for one in women's individual sabre. …

India shoot to maiden gold at Asian Games 2023, smash world record in 10m Air Rifle Men's Team event
1 year, 6 months ago

India shoot to maiden gold at Asian Games 2023, smash world record in 10m Air Rifle Men's Team event

Hindustan Times  

Indian shooters Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Rudrankksh Patil created history as the trio smashed a world record in men's 10m Air Rifle team event to win the country's first gold medal at the Asian Games 2023. Asian Games: Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, and Rudrankksh Patil made history. In the process, Rudrankksh secured the …

Asian Games 2023 schedule today, September 25: Indians in action, events, LIVE streaming details, timings in IST
1 year, 6 months ago

Asian Games 2023 schedule today, September 25: Indians in action, events, LIVE streaming details, timings in IST

The Hindu  

Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China will be taking place from September 23 to October 8 with Indian athletes competing across 39 sports. LIVE | September 25 Asian Games updates Here are all the events in which Indians will be participating on September 25 in Hangzhou : SHOOTING 6:30 AM: 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification- Divyansh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary …

Asian Games 2023: Indian shooters, rowers combine to deliver three silver, two bronze medals on opening day
1 year, 6 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 …

Shooting at Asian Games 2023: India squad, schedule, full list of events at Hangzhou 2022
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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 …

Mehuli Ghosh: Shooting for the stars and Olympic glory
1 year, 6 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 …

Indian sports news wrap, August 8: Para shooting events to be included in national championships
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, August 8: Para shooting events to be included in national championships

The Hindu  

The major developments from the world of sports on August 8 where Indians took part are as follows: SHOOTING Para shooting events to be included in national championships The National Rifle Association of India will conduct para events during the National shooting championships. - Kamesh Srinivasan TENNIS Challenger Meebusch: Sumit Nagal in second round Sumit Nagal beat Santiago Taverna of …

Indian sports news wrap, July 3
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, July 3

The Hindu  

SHOOTING NRAI approves participation of Indian shooters for non-Olympic events The National Rifle Association of India has approved the following shooters for participation in non-Olympic events in the World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, at their own cost. 25m standard pistol: Harsh Gupta, Amanpreet Singh, Akshay Jain; Tiyana Phogat, Yashita Shokeen, Kritika Sharma. -Kamesh Srinivasan TEENIS AITA women’s tournament: Mrinalini Sharma …

Indian shooting teams for World Championships, Asian Games announced: Anjum Moudgil misses out, no Rudrankksh in Baku
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian shooting teams for World Championships, Asian Games announced: Anjum Moudgil misses out, no Rudrankksh in Baku

The Hindu  

The reigning World Champion in air rifle Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil has been included in the team for the Asian Games, but was overtaken for selection in the team for the World Championship to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Thus Niraj Kumar steps in as the third shooter for the World Championship behind Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Akhil Sheoran. The …

National selection trials: Anuradha, Kunal win 10m Air Pistol in Group A
1 year, 9 months ago

National selection trials: Anuradha, Kunal win 10m Air Pistol in Group A

The Hindu  

Anuradha Devi shot 243.7 and pipped Rhythm Sangwan by 1.8 for the top spot in women’s air rifle in the sixth National shooting selectional trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Friday. In a competitive field, in which Olympians Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal were pushed to the fourth and fifth spots respectively, Anuradha was able to assert …

national trials
1 year, 9 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. …

Indian sports news wrap, June 6
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, June 6

The Hindu  

SHOOTING Peter Sidi joins Gun for Glory Former World Champion and three-time Olympic finalist Peter Sidi has been drafted as the rifle coach by Gun for Glory for its Project Leap. -Kamesh Srinivasan Manvi Jain clinches gold at Kumar Surendra championship Manvi Jain won the 25-metre standard pistol gold for junior women with a score of 562 in the 21st …

Mansher Singh: Strong domestic coaches need of the hour for Indian shooting
1 year, 10 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 …

Divyansh Singh Panwar, Vijayveer Sidhu, Sift Kaur Samra Win in National Selection Trials
1 year, 11 months ago

Divyansh Singh Panwar, Vijayveer Sidhu, Sift Kaur Samra Win in National Selection Trials

News 18  

Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar, who recently lost his place in the Indian team for the upcoming Baku World Cup, regained his form while Sift Kaur Samra and Vijayveer Sidhu extended their domination in the national selection trials for pistol and rifle here on Friday. While at the MP State Shooting Academy Range in Bhopal, Divyansh, a former world number one, …

National shooting selection trials: Manu Bhaker clinches top spot; Gurjoat shoots perfect 75
1 year, 11 months ago

National shooting selection trials: Manu Bhaker clinches top spot; Gurjoat shoots perfect 75

The Hindu  

Manu Bhaker beat Chinki Yadav 31-29 to clinch the top spot in the women’s 25-metre sports pistol event in the National shooting selection trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal on Thursday. In women’s rifle 3-position event, Ashi Chouksey beat Shriyanka Sadangi 16-10 for the first place, after having topped qualification with 589. Leader Gurjoat shoots perfect 75, Ganemat …

Veteran shooters Sanjeev Rajput, Vijay Kumar part of national shooting selection trials for Asian Games
2 years, 3 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 Championships an important stop-over for Asian Games bound shooters
2 years, 4 months ago

National Championships an important stop-over for Asian Games bound shooters

The Hindu  

Three months ago, the Vattiyoorkavu Shooting Range resembled an abandoned warehouse with overgrown grass and weeds. Almost all leading shooters in the country have descended here to participate in the 65th National Shooting championships which will begin on Monday. The shooters are coming back after a rich haul of medals in the recent ISSF World championships held in Cairo and …

President’s Cup: ISSF invites five Indian shooters; Tomar, Sangwan, Patil set to feature
2 years, 5 months ago

President’s Cup: ISSF invites five Indian shooters; Tomar, Sangwan, Patil set to feature

The Hindu  

The International Shooting Sport Federation has invited five Indian shooters for the second edition of the Rifle/Pistol President’s Cup scheduled to be held between November 28 to December 4 in Cairo, Egypt. Besides rifle shooter Anjum Moudgil – she is set to be the only Indian athlete to feature in the competition for a second time after the inaugural edition …

National Rifle Association of India announces new selection policy in rifle, pistol events for Paris Olympics
2 years, 5 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 …

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