National shooting championship: Ashi dominates in 50m rifle 3 positions, betters Moudgil by 3.1 points
1 week, 3 days ago

National shooting championship: Ashi dominates in 50m rifle 3 positions, betters Moudgil by 3.1 points

The Hindu  

Ashi Chouksey shot 466.7 in the final to beat Olympian Anjum Moudgil by 3.1 points in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event of the 67th National shooting championship at the Madhya Pradesh Academy on Sunday. Sakshi Padekar climbed to the third spot, ahead of Melvina Angeline, Shriyanka Sadangi, Bhakti Khamkar, Priya and Vanshika Shahi. READ: 2024 Year in Sports, Shooting: Manu mania grips Paris; new shooting league on the horizon; Kalikesh named NRAI president Qualification topper, Bhakti Khamkar placed sixth. Asian Games gold medallist and world record holder Sift Kaur Samra shot 586 and missed the final by one point.

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National Shooting Championship: Varun Tomar clinches double in men’s air pistol
3 days, 21 hours ago

National Shooting Championship: Varun Tomar clinches double in men’s air pistol

The Hindu  

Varun Tomar, reigning Asian champion and a decorated ISSF medalist, achieved a remarkable double victory at the 67th National Shooting Championship Competitions for Pistol events being played at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range in New Delhi. He secured gold in both the senior and junior men’s 10m air pistol categories. The 21-year-old Army marksman who narrowly missed out on …

National Championship: Ananya Naidu trumps 760 other shooters in 10m air rifle to claim gold
1 week, 1 day ago

National Championship: Ananya Naidu trumps 760 other shooters in 10m air rifle to claim gold

The Hindu  

Ananya Naidu of Maharashtra pipped Meghana Sajjanar of Railways by 0.2 point to clinch the women’s air rifle gold in the 67th National Shooting Championship at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy on Tuesday. It was a commendable fare from the 26-year-old Ananya after she had qualified in the eighth spot with a relatively modest score of 630.9 in an …

National Shooting Championship: Vijayveer has last laugh in battle of Olympians against Gurpreet
1 week, 6 days ago

National Shooting Championship: Vijayveer has last laugh in battle of Olympians against Gurpreet

The Hindu  

Vijayveer Sidhu beat Gurpreet Singh 28-25 in an entertaining climax in rapid-fire pistol in the 67th National Shooting Championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Thursday. The 22-year-old Vijayveer, who finished ninth at the Paris Olympics, shot a consistently strong final as he took a four-point lead before the last five shots. Quite uncharacteristically, Vijayveer recorded only one …

67th National Shooting Championship: Bhavtegh, Ganemat clinch skeet gold medals
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

67th National Shooting Championship: Bhavtegh, Ganemat clinch skeet gold medals

The Hindu  

World University Championship gold medallist Bhavtegh Singh Gill established himself yet again as the shooter to beat in skeet, as he won the gold medal by beating Air India international pilot Fatehbir Singh Shergill 54-51 in the final on a cold and gloomy morning at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Tuesday. READ | 67th National Shooting Championship: Sejal-Ravinder …

67th National Shooting Championship: Mane pips Srikanth in close fight to bag air rifle gold
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

67th National Shooting Championship: Mane pips Srikanth in close fight to bag air rifle gold

The Hindu  

Shahu Tushar Mane beat Dhanush Srikanth by 0.1 point to clinch the men’s air rifle gold in a spectacular climax in the 67th National Shooting Championship at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal on Monday. Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Divyaraj Singh took the next two spots in the final with 122, while Olympians Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh …

67th National Shooting Championship: Raiza Dhillon leads women’s skeet after three rounds
2 weeks, 3 days ago

67th National Shooting Championship: Raiza Dhillon leads women’s skeet after three rounds

The Hindu  

Olympian Raiza Dhillon was in top form as she shot 74 to lead the women’s field on the first day of skeet competition in the 67th National shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Sunday. The 20-year-old Raiza, who had won the Asian championship silver medal while clinching her Olympic quota in January this year, shot rounds …

67th National Shooting Championship: Sejal-Ravinder pair wins mixed team air pistol gold, Paris Olympics medallist Sarabjot finishes fifth
2 weeks, 4 days ago

67th National Shooting Championship: Sejal-Ravinder pair wins mixed team air pistol gold, Paris Olympics medallist Sarabjot finishes fifth

The Hindu  

Ravinder Singh and Sejal Kamble clinched the mixed team air pistol gold for Army with a 16-12 victory over Pranavi Dwaram and Mukesh Nelavalli in the 67th National shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Saturday. However, the biggest surprise was that Sarabjot Singh, the Paris Olympics mixed team bronze medallist, and fellow Olympian Rhythm Sangwan, missed …

67th National Shooting Championship: Suruchi sweeps women’s, juniors and youth gold medals in air pistol
2 weeks, 5 days ago

67th National Shooting Championship: Suruchi sweeps women’s, juniors and youth gold medals in air pistol

The Hindu  

Suruchi Phogat was a class act as she swept the women’s, juniors and youth gold medals in air pistol, after topping qualification with 585, in the 67th National shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Friday. The last time a shooter captured all the three gold medals was in 2018 when the then 13-year-old Esha Singh outclassed …

Shooting Nationals: Kiran beats Aishwary in final; son of Olympian Joydeep strikes gold in juniors
3 weeks ago

Shooting Nationals: Kiran beats Aishwary in final; son of Olympian Joydeep strikes gold in juniors

The Hindu  

Indian Navy’s Kiran Ankush Jadhav beat Paris Olympic bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale and another Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar to clinch the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions title at the 67th National Shooting Championship Competitions here on Wednesday. Kiran shot 465.8 in the final to leave Aishwary Pratap of the home state in second place at the M.P. Kusale of …

World University Shooting Championship: Gold for India in 10-metre air rifle; Moradiya bags silver in individual event
1 month, 4 weeks ago

World University Shooting Championship: Gold for India in 10-metre air rifle; Moradiya bags silver in individual event

The Hindu  

Smit Moradiya almost pulled off a coup, but was pipped by 0.1 points for gold by the seasoned Jiri Privratsky of the Czech Republic in the 10-metre air rifle event of the World University shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Monday. It was the second individual gold for Jiri Privratsky, the 25-year-old who has 19 World …

World University shooting c’ship: India on top of medal tally; Palak, Amit clinch mixed air pistol gold
1 month, 4 weeks ago

World University shooting c’ship: India on top of medal tally; Palak, Amit clinch mixed air pistol gold

The Hindu  

With particularly stinging hits when it mattered the most, Palak Gulia and Amit Sharma clinched the mixed air pistol gold, beating compatriots Sainyam and Samrat Rana 16-12 in the World University shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Sunday. Sainyam and Samrat did step it up to make it a lively contest, after lying low initially, but …

World University shooting c’ship: India wins team gold; Aakash and Palak bag silver
1 month, 4 weeks ago

World University shooting c’ship: India wins team gold; Aakash and Palak bag silver

The Hindu  

Asian Games gold medallist Palak Gulia was beaten to the women’s air pistol gold by 0.3 point by Heng-Yu Liu of Chinese Taipei in the World University shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Saturday. Arshdeep Kaur pulled through for the bronze medal in the event to assert India’s grip on the event. Equally, Aakash Bhardwaj won …

India shooters bag triple air-pistol medals in World University Championship
2 months ago

India shooters bag triple air-pistol medals in World University Championship

India Today  

India’s Aakash Bhardwaj and Palak clinched silver in the 10m air pistol event for men and women, respectively, as the hosts bagged three medals on the opening day of the World University Shooting Championship here on Saturday. Aakash shot 579 in the qualification round, securing second place going into the final, while two other Indians, Samrat Rana and Amit Sharma, …

Indian Shooting Team Dominates Junior World Championship, Secures Gold in Men's 50m Pistol Event
3 months ago

Indian Shooting Team Dominates Junior World Championship, Secures Gold in Men's 50m Pistol Event

The Hindu  

Indian shooters dominated the Junior World Shooting Championship, securing gold in the men's 50m pistol event. The trio of Deepak Dalal, Kamaljeet, and Raj Chandra emerged victorious, securing a combined 1616 points, surpassing Azerbaijan by a single point. India's junior shooters secured a remarkable 24 medals, including 13 gold, showcasing their prowess on the international stage.

Indian sports wrap, September 8: Sandhu wins women’s 50-metre rifle gold in World Deaf shooting championship
4 months ago

Indian sports wrap, September 8: Sandhu wins women’s 50-metre rifle gold in World Deaf shooting championship

The Hindu  

SHOOTING Mahit Sandhu wins women’s 50-metre rifle gold in World Deaf shooting championship Mahit Sandhu won the women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position gold in the second World Deaf shooting championship in Hannover, Germany. - Kamesh Srinivasan FOOTBALL Results of quarterfinals of the 63rd Subroto Cup junior boys Banganson hammered a hat-trick of goals in the space of seven minutes to help …

Shooting: Vivaan Kapoor bows out in shoot-off as Indian trap shooters disappoint in Baku World Cup
8 months ago

Shooting: Vivaan Kapoor bows out in shoot-off as Indian trap shooters disappoint in Baku World Cup

The Hindu  

Vivaan Kappor shot 120 out of 125 but missed the trap final in the shoot-off in the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday. In a three-way tie between three shooters for the sixth and last spot in the final, the 22-year-old Vivaan lost 2-3 to Matthew Coward-Holley of Britain, after Ian O’Sullivan of Ireland failed to hit the first …

WSPS Para Shooting World Cup: Manish Narwal dominates with two silvers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

WSPS Para Shooting World Cup: Manish Narwal dominates with two silvers

The Hindu  

Star Indian para shooter Manish Narwal won a silver medal each in the men’s 10m air pistol individual and team events at the WSPS Para Shooting World Cup here on Wednesday. Narwal shot 236.7 to finish behind Chao Yang of China, who claimed the top step on the podium, while Korea’s Jeongdu Jo of Korea settled for bronze in the …

Indian sports wrap, February 18: Tilottama, Mehuli miss air rifle final, Afsal tops 800m heat at Indoor Championships
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

ISSF World Cup: Devanshi Dhama, Lakshita Claim Gold, Silver in 10m Air Pistol Junior Event
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ISSF World Cup: Devanshi Dhama, Lakshita Claim Gold, Silver in 10m Air Pistol Junior Event

News 18  

India registered their fourth double podium finish at the 10M International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Granada, Spain, when Devanshi Dhama struck gold and Lakshita silver in the women’s 10m air pistol junior event on competition day two. Devanshi shot 240.0 and Lakshita 238.0 in the eight-woman final as India continued to lead the medal tally with four gold, …

India’s Yogesh Singh completes men's 25m centre fire pistol double at Asian Olympic Qualifiers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Yogesh Singh completes men's 25m centre fire pistol double at Asian Olympic Qualifiers

Firstpost  

After winning both the individual as well as team gold in the men’s 25m standard pistol, Yogesh would pull off something similar in the 25m centre fire pistol category as medals continued to rain for Indian shooters in Jakarta Jakarta: Indian shooters’ gold rush continued in the Asia Olympic Qualifiers with Yogesh Singh winning the top prize in individual as …

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

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 …

Asia Olympic Qualifiers: Indian shooters pick up more gold medals in Jakarta
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Asia Olympic Qualifiers: Indian shooters pick up more gold medals in Jakarta

The Hindu  

Lakshay Sheoran shot 71, following rounds of 23, 23 and 25 in men’s trap, in the Asian shotgun championship in Kuwait on Sunday. The Indian aspirations took a jolt as the former World Champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu was disqualified for his equipment not measuring up to acceptable standard. The acting president of the National Rifle Association of India, Kalikesh Narayan …

Shooters Nancy, Elavenil win air rifle gold, silver at Asia Olympic Qualifiers
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Shooters Nancy, Elavenil win air rifle gold, silver at Asia Olympic Qualifiers

The Hindu  

Nancy Mandhotra won the women’s air rifle gold, beating compatriot and former world No.1 Elavenil Valarivan by 0.1 point in the Asian shooting championship in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday. In men’s air rifle, World champion Rudrankksh Patil was pushed to the bronze medal by Ma Sihan of China and Choe Daehan of Korea. In junior women’s air rifle, Isha Taksale, …

Indian sports news wrap, December 3: Abhinav Choudhary wins rapid fire pistol gold at National Championships
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian sports news wrap, December 3: Abhinav Choudhary wins rapid fire pistol gold at National Championships

The Hindu  

Here are all the major updates, results and developments from the world of Indian sports on Sunday, December 3. WEIGHTLIFTING Chandrika, Gyaneshwari win titles Chandrika Tarafdar won the 45kg title and Gyaneshwari Yadav claimed the 49kg crown in the Asmita Khelo India women’s weightlifting championships in Kolkata on Sunday. Sarangi BASKETBALL Tamil Nadu beats Chhattisgarh at National championships Tamil Nadu …

National Shooting Championship: Sift Kaur Samra, Ganemat Sekhon, Anantjeet Singh Naruka All Bag Titles
1 year, 1 month ago

National Shooting Championship: Sift Kaur Samra, Ganemat Sekhon, Anantjeet Singh Naruka All Bag Titles

News 18  

Reigning Asian Games gold medallist Sift Kaur Samra cinched her second consecutive women’s 50m rifle 3-positions title, getting the better of senior Punjab state-mate Anjum Moudgil in the National Shooting Championship on Wednesday. Ganemat Sekhon and Anantjeet Singh Naruka, arguably India’s number one women’s and men’s skeet shooters at present, added another feather to their cap by winning maiden individual …

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 …

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins gold in 50m rifle 3 positions event at Asian Shooting Championship
1 year, 2 months ago

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins gold in 50m rifle 3 positions event at Asian Shooting Championship

Firstpost  

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar shot 463.5 in the final to win the gold. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions individual event and helped India grab a team silver at the Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Tomar shot 463.5 in the final to win the gold. The …

Asian Shooting Championships 2023: Aishwary Tomar wins 50m rifle 3P gold
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Shooting Championships 2023: Aishwary Tomar wins 50m rifle 3P gold

The Hindu  

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold in rifle 3-position event with a 0.8 point margin over Tian Jiaming of China in the 15th Asian shooting championship in Changwon, Korea, on Wednesday. There was no question of Olympic quota for India in the event, as Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran had already won the maximum possible two Olympic quota in …

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 Championship: Indian junior men’s 10m air rifle team misses out on sure-shot gold due to apparel issue
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Shooting Championship: Indian junior men’s 10m air rifle team misses out on sure-shot gold due to apparel issue

The Hindu  

The Indian junior men’s 10m air rifle team missed out on a sure-shot gold and an Asian Shooting Championships junior record, when one of the three marksmen, Dhanush Srikanth, was disqualified from the competition in Changwon, Korea on Thursday due to ‘improper stiffness’ of the apparel that he was wearing during competition. The Indian team, comprising Umamahesh Maddineni, Dhanush and …

Indian men’s skeet team shoots gold in Asian Championship
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian men’s skeet team shoots gold in Asian Championship

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s trio of Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa won the gold medal with a combined total of 358 in men’s skeet team event of the Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, South Korea. In the junior events, India’s Shubham Bisla and Sainyam won bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition, overcoming …

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 …

India's shooting juggernaut continues, as men's 10m air pistol team lands another gold at Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

India's shooting juggernaut continues, as men's 10m air pistol team lands another gold at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

India landed their sixth gold medal at the Asian Games, with the shooting contingent leading the way once again on Day 5. The men's air pistol team of Arjun Singh, Sarabjot Singh, and Shiva Narwal triumphed with an overall score of 1733, overcoming a lacklustre beginning to finish strong on Thursday. In contrast, India's Arjun started in 16th place with …

Meet Sift Kaur Samra: India's Record-Breaking Gold Medalist at Asian Games 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Meet Sift Kaur Samra: India's Record-Breaking Gold Medalist at Asian Games 2023

News 18  

Sift Kaur Samra became the first individual gold medallist for India at the Asian Games 2023 claiming the top prize in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Position event after she, alongside, Ashi Chouksey and Manini Kaushik clinched silver in the team event. Kaur set a new world record en route to her individual gold shooting 469.6 points in the final, …

Asian Games: India wins second Gold in shooting
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: India wins second Gold in shooting

Deccan Chronicle  

Hangzhou: The Indian shooting trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan continued the country's dominating run at shooting as they captured a Gold medal in women's 25 m pistol team event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Earlier, the team of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar had captured a world-record-breaking gold …

Sift Kaur Samra smashes world record to give India first individual gold at Asian Games 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Sift Kaur Samra smashes world record to give India first individual gold at Asian Games 2023

Hindustan Times  

Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra created history by smashing every record possible on her way to winning gold in the women's 50m rifle 3 position event on Day 4 at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra reacts after winning the gold in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the 19th Asian Games Sift shattered …

Asian Games 2023: Sift Kaur wins gold in women’s 50m rifle 3P with World Record, Ashi Chouksey bags bronze
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Sift Kaur wins gold in women’s 50m rifle 3P with World Record, Ashi Chouksey bags bronze

The Hindu  

Sift Kaur Samra and Ashi Chouksey secured gold and bronze respectively in the women’s 50m rifle 3-position individual event at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday. Zhang Qiongyue of China won the silver medal ahead of Chouksey after the Indian shot a 8.9 in her final shot to drop down below the Chinese shooter. ASIAN-GAMES SEPTEMBER 27 …

Sift Kaur Clinches Historic Gold With World Record-Breaking Performance
1 year, 3 months ago

Sift Kaur Clinches Historic Gold With World Record-Breaking Performance

News 18  

India aimed for the stars and reached the very top, as India’s campaign in the Asian Games today has been off to a tremendous start, clinching Gold in the women’s 25m Pistol Team event and women’s Silver in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team event. FOLLOW THE LATEST UPDATES HERE: Asian Games 2023: Medal Tally, Schedule, Results, Date, Venues & …

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 …

India shoot to maiden gold at Asian Games 2023, smash world record in 10m Air Rifle Men's Team event
1 year, 3 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 …

SHOOTING | Indian women bag free pistol gold in World Championship
1 year, 4 months ago

SHOOTING | Indian women bag free pistol gold in World Championship

The Hindu  

The women’s free pistol team helped India sign off from the World shooting championship on a golden note in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. Latest Updates from @issf_official#Shooting🔫 #WorldChampionships 4⃣ back to back 🏅for Team 🇮🇳 Check out the Medalists & their categories👇 🥇: The Trio of Tiyana, Sakshi & Kirandeep Kaur in 50m Pistol Team Event 🥉: The trio 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 …

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 …

Shooting | Sainyam, Shubham Bisla strike gold in Junior World Championship
1 year, 5 months ago

Shooting | Sainyam, Shubham Bisla strike gold in Junior World Championship

The Hindu  

Shubham Bisla and Sainyam won the air pistol gold as India started with a bang in the Junior World Championship in Changwon, Korea, on Sunday. Shubham beat qualification topper Bu Shuaihang of China by a five-point margin, after having shot seven points less than the Chinese in qualification. Sainyam beat Oh Ye Jin of Korea by 2.6 points for the …

Indian sports news wrap, July 3
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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 …

Saurabh Chaudhary recaptures touch by topping air pistol in National Shooting trials
1 year, 6 months ago

Saurabh Chaudhary recaptures touch by topping air pistol in National Shooting trials

The Hindu  

Saurabh Chaudhary recaptured a semblance of his sure touch, especially at the business end of the finals, in topping air pistol in the sixth National shooting selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Thursday. Olympic finalist, multiple World Cup gold medallist, Asian Games champion, Youth Olympics champion and junior World Champion, the 21-year-old Saurabh has been grappling …

National shooting selection trials: Manu Bhakar, Goldi Gurjar shine
1 year, 6 months ago

National shooting selection trials: Manu Bhakar, Goldi Gurjar shine

The Hindu  

Rahi Sarnobat came up with a thrilling fare, but Manu Bhakar was unruffled as she stayed calm to top women’s 25-metre pistol in the sixth National shooting selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Wednesday. Multiple gold medallist in World Cups, Olympian Rahi was at her fluent best as she got past World Cup gold medallist and …

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