NRAI President Raninder Singh says shooting federation will 'slowly wean itself off foreign chief coaches'
6 years, 3 months ago

NRAI President Raninder Singh says shooting federation will 'slowly wean itself off foreign chief coaches'

Firstpost  

Given the success of Indian coaches at the junior level, National Rifle Association of India President Raninder Singh has said that the Indian shooting federation will slowly, but surely, start “weaning the Indian shooting contingent” off foreign coaches Given the success of Indian coaches at the junior level, National Rifle Association of India President Raninder Singh has said that the Indian shooting federation will slowly, but surely, start “weaning the Indian shooting contingent” off foreign chief coaches. But at the end of the day, we have to look to our own.” While giving a tentative timeline for this shift, Raninder said that after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, other than the odd foreign chief coach, there will be all Indian coaches even at the senior levels. The junior shooting contingent is currently coached by Mansher Singh, Deepali Deshpande, Jaspal Rana while Suma Shirur also works with the rifle shooters. “While going from foreign coaches to Indian coaches, it is also my earnest desire to not be reliant on Government of India for a single rupee.

World Indian Junior Foreign Coaches Foreign Coaches Wean Jsw Indian Coaches Raninder Raninder Singh Shooting Federation  foreign  shooting  federation  coaches  nrai  slowly  president  world  junior  norms  raninder  strategic  indian  singh  wean  rifle

History of this topic

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

Exclusive | Shooting is more accessible in India; every national-level shooter can now import a gun: Avani Lekhara’s coach Rakesh Manpat
4 months ago

Exclusive | Shooting is more accessible in India; every national-level shooter can now import a gun: Avani Lekhara’s coach Rakesh Manpat

Firstpost  

Have you ever stopped to think why the whole country shows a lot of interest in the Olympics and the Paralympics, whereas there aren’t too many takers, as such, for ‘non-glamourous’ sports, when they are played individually in tournaments? I had a similar conversation with Indian shooter and coach, Rakesh Manpat, a national level gold medallist, recipient of the 2012 …

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 …

Munkhbayar Dorjsuren appointed Indian pistol team’s foreign coach
2 years, 8 months ago

Munkhbayar Dorjsuren appointed Indian pistol team’s foreign coach

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India on Tuesday appointed two-time Olympic medallist shooter Munkhbayar Dorjsuren as the chief foreign coach of the national pistol team ahead of the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea beginning on July 9. The 55-year-old Farnik, who competed at six consecutive Olympic Games from 1992 to 2012, has already joined the Indian team and has …

The way forward for Indian shooting
3 years, 1 month ago

The way forward for Indian shooting

The Hindu  

Indian shooting had been dominant everywhere, and on top of the world for most of the time, till it slipped and fared miserably in the Tokyo Olympics. READ: Srinjoy confident of good show in shooting World Cup As Indian shooting looks to start from scratch, the national federation has closed the contract of all the coaches, both Indian and foreign, …

NRAI Invites Applications for Coaches and High Performance Manager
3 years, 2 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 …

Shooting: Nobody in NRAI wanted me as coach except president, says Jaspal Rana
3 years, 7 months ago

Shooting: Nobody in NRAI wanted me as coach except president, says Jaspal Rana

India TV News  

Shooting: Nobody in NRAI wanted me as coach except president, says Jaspal Rana Indian shooters failed to fire at the Olympics for the second straight time and Rana said it is not fair on the part of the National Rifle Association of India president Singh to blame him for the debacle. Dronacharya awardee coach Rana has also revealed that "nobody" …

Overhaul of Coaching and Support Staff: NRAI President After Indians Shooters Dismal Show
3 years, 7 months ago

Overhaul of Coaching and Support Staff: NRAI President After Indians Shooters Dismal Show

News 18  

New Delhi, Tuesday, July 27, 2021: India’s Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary finished seventh in the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team competitions on Tuesday, day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Shooting competition at the Asaka Shooting range in Tokyo. After topping the first qualification round with a score of 586 out of 600, and showing glimpses of the form …

Banned shooters could get a reprieve, NRAI chief to persuade governing body for a stay
4 years, 1 month ago

Banned shooters could get a reprieve, NRAI chief to persuade governing body for a stay

The Hindu  

All 15 shooters, who were banned from the next national championships for competing in unrecognised online tournaments, could get a reprieve after federation president Raninder Singh said he would persuade the governing body to stay the recent decision. The shooters, including Tokyo Olympics quota holder Yashaswini Deswal, were prohibited from competing at the nationals after they took part in unrecognised …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India junior rifle team coach Suma Shirur feels shooting contingent will win at least two medals at Games
5 years, 2 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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

15 Indian Shooters Qualify for Tokyo, But Challenges Lie Ahead
5 years, 4 months ago

15 Indian Shooters Qualify for Tokyo, But Challenges Lie Ahead

The Quint  

Truth to tell, the young brigade has shown a remarkable fearlessness when it comes to competing in the higher echelons of the sport. There must be no doubt that the National Rifle Association of India and the Sports Authority of India deserve credit for encouraging the shooters to find their best form at crucial times. The junior programme for pistol …

Discover Related