Manavjit comeback to headline National Shotgun C’ship
7 years, 4 months ago

Manavjit comeback to headline National Shotgun C’ship

The Hindu  

Former world champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu will make a comeback to shooting in the 61st National Shotgun championship to be staged at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, from Wednesday. Read: Narang inaugurates shooting tournament With everyone starting from scratch, the Shotgun Championship should be a lively competition featuring about 300 shooters in trap alone. Read: New quota place rules sent for IOC approval Having tightened the selection process in the last few years, the NRAI has also mentioned the Minimum Travel Score as 117 and 67 for men’s and women’s trap, 133 for double trap and 118 and 67 for men’s and women’s skeet. All the leading shooters including Olympian Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, and Birendeep Sodhi, who competed in the Commonwealth Championship, and ace shooters-turned-coaches like Mansher Singh and Anwer Sultan, will make it a lively affair.

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National Shotgun championships
2 months, 2 weeks ago

National Shotgun championships

The Hindu  

Shardul Vihan was a class act as he defeated defending champion and Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran 45-42 for the men’s trap gold in the 67th National shotgun championship on a cold and gloomy morning at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Thursday. I am glad that I have won all four gold medals in the Nationals,” said …

NRAI refutes reports of shotgun shooter competing in national trials despite not meeting criteria
11 months, 1 week ago

NRAI refutes reports of shotgun shooter competing in national trials despite not meeting criteria

The Hindu  

National Rifle Association of India dismissed reports of a shotgun shooter participating in the ongoing national trials for the Paris Olympics despite not meeting the requisite score. According to reports, Trap marksman Karan missed the NRAI criteria for shotgun selection trials by two points but was allowed to compete, while several others, who shot identical scores during last year’s National …

Manavjit's Disqualification Unjust, Will Take Issue To 'Logical Conclusion', Says NRAI
1 year, 2 months ago

Manavjit's Disqualification Unjust, Will Take Issue To 'Logical Conclusion', Says NRAI

News 18  

The National Rifle Association of India has termed the disqualification of trap shooter Manavjit Singh by organisers of the Asia Olympic Qualifiers in Kuwait as “unjust” and “unfair”, and is ready to take the issue to its “logical conclusion”. The NRAI also said that the rules quoted by the Asian Shooting Confederation while barring the former world champion from competition …

August 8, Indian sports news wrap: New format for National shotgun championship
2 years, 7 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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

National Shooting Championship: Ankur Mittal wins trap gold
3 years, 3 months ago

National Shooting Championship: Ankur Mittal wins trap gold

The Hindu  

Ankur Mittal, the reigning world champion in double trap, won the trap gold at the 64th National Shooting Championship at the New Moti Bagh Gun Club in Patiala on Thursday. READ: Former World champion and multiple time Asian and National champion Manavjit Sandhu shot 109 and finished 35th. Olympian and national coach Mansher Singh and former national champion Anirudh Singh …

National shooting championship to be held in April
4 years, 1 month ago

National shooting championship to be held in April

The Hindu  

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

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 …

National Shotgun Championship: Gold for Angad Vir Singh Bajwa
5 years, 4 months ago

National Shotgun Championship: Gold for Angad Vir Singh Bajwa

The Hindu  

Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Mairaj Ahmad Khan lit up the proceedings yet again with a world-class fare as they won gold and silver in men’s skeet in the 63rd National Shotgun Championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range in Tughlakabad on Friday. Olympian Mairaj was like a marathon runner as he shot a world record score of 125 out …

National Shotgun meet: Manavaditya Rathore wins another gold
5 years, 4 months ago

National Shotgun meet: Manavaditya Rathore wins another gold

The Hindu  

Manavaditya Singh Rathore combined brilliantly with Anushka Singh Bhati to trap the mixed gold for Rajasthan in the 63rd National shotgun championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Saturday. The 20-year-old Manavaditya, who had won the junior men’s gold, after having missed the final of men’s trap in the shoot-off, continued to assert his class, as the Rajasthan …

National Shotgun championship: Manavjit Singh reigns supreme
5 years, 4 months ago

National Shotgun championship: Manavjit Singh reigns supreme

The Hindu  

Former World Champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu showed that he was still the best in the country as he clinched the men’s trap gold for the umpteenth time, with a thrilling 42-41 victory over Vishadev Singh Sidhu in the 63rd National Shotgun championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Friday. Manavjit, a six-time Asian champion, had to endure a …

National Shotgun Championships: Arjun Singh shoots perfect 50
5 years, 4 months ago

National Shotgun Championships: Arjun Singh shoots perfect 50

The Hindu  

Arjun Singh gave company to some of the leading shooters of the country at the top of the list with two perfect rounds of 25 in men’s trap in the 63rd National Shotgun Championships at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Wednesday. On a bright day with a clear atmosphere, which did not discourage many from wearing the masks …

National shotgun meet: Trap shooters up for the challenge
5 years, 4 months ago

National shotgun meet: Trap shooters up for the challenge

The Hindu  

It has been a hard season for some of the leading trap shooters like former World Champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu, young Olympian Kynan Chenai and Prithviraj Tondaiman. It may be a hard fact to digest for the shooting fraternity especially in the light of the fact that Raja Randhir Singh had competed in six Olympics in trap, while the likes …

National Shotgun Championship: Shagun, Rajeshwari in joint lead
5 years, 4 months ago

National Shotgun Championship: Shagun, Rajeshwari in joint lead

The Hindu  

Former national champion Shagun Chowdhary and Rajeshwari Kumari were in joint lead with 71 out of 75 after three rounds in women’s trap on the opening day of the 63rd National shotgun championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Sunday. The two were followed by former national champion Shreyasi Singh, Pragati Dubey, Bhavna Chaudhary and the World Cup …

Shotgun World Cup: Mansher Singh explains low scores
5 years, 7 months ago

Shotgun World Cup: Mansher Singh explains low scores

The Hindu  

It was a different challenge for the shooters as they grappled with a distinctly different throw by the machines in the Shotgun World Cup in progress in Lahti, Finland. The coach of the Indian trap team, Mansher Singh, a very experienced shooter himself, having competed in four Olympics, ten World Championships and six Asian Games, was able to pin the …

Manavjit Sandhu looks to capitalise on the minimal chances for Olympics
5 years, 7 months ago

Manavjit Sandhu looks to capitalise on the minimal chances for Olympics

The Hindu  

Former World Champion in trap, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, is aspiring to make the minimal chances count, in his bid to win the Olympic quota place for Tokyo 2020. The 42-year-old Manavjit, who had won the World Championship gold in Zagreb in 2006, and has won the Asian Championship gold six times, apart from the Asian Games silver in Doha, had …

ISSF Shotgun World Cup: Manavjit's return to boost India's chances at Lahti
5 years, 7 months ago

ISSF Shotgun World Cup: Manavjit's return to boost India's chances at Lahti

The Hindu  

The return of former World Champion and six-time Asian champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu has strengthened the Indian team for the Shotgun World Cup to be staged in Lahti, Finland, from August 14 to 22. The men’s skeet team will also be strengthened by the return of the Asian champion Angad Vir Singh Bajwa. READ: Focussing on consistency and momentum, says …

National Shotgun C’ship 2018-19: Angad Vir Singh Bajwa wins men’s skeet gold
6 years, 4 months ago

National Shotgun C’ship 2018-19: Angad Vir Singh Bajwa wins men’s skeet gold

The Hindu  

Twenty-three year old Angad Vir Singh Bajwa beat Olympian and World Cup silver medallist Mairaj Ahmad Khan 8-7 in the shoot-off after the two were tied on 55, in the men’s skeet final at the 62nd National shotgun championship held at the JDA Range on Friday. Former National champion Amrinder Singh Cheema bagged the bronze; he pipped the former Asian …

National Shotgun C’ship: Mohd Asab wins double trap gold
6 years, 4 months ago

National Shotgun C’ship: Mohd Asab wins double trap gold

The Hindu  

Mohd Asab and Ahvar Rizvi pipped the reigning world champion Ankur Mittal to win the men’s gold and silver in double trap at the 62nd National Shotgun championship at JDA Range on Sunday. Asab shot 134 to beat Ahvar by one point, while Ankur shot 128, following poor scores of 23 and 24 in the second and fifth rounds, respectively. …

Shotgun shooters up in arms
14 years, 10 months ago

Shotgun shooters up in arms

Hindustan Times  

The recent "double standards" of the National Rifle Association of India have left top shotgun shooters an agitated lot. HT Image The reason for unrest is the NRAI’s persistence with the five shooters, who made it to the national squad for shotgun events after the Commonwealth Championships, and will continue to don national colours in the World Championship, Commonwealth and …

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