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India awarded hosting rights for ISSF Junior World Cup 2025

The International Shooting Sport Federation has confirmed India as the host for a Junior World Cup in the forthcoming season in 2025. The ISSF president Luciano Rossi had announced that India would host the Junior World Cup during his visit to the Capital in November for the World Cup Finals. “The world’s future stars will converge in India for a …

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3 months, 1 week 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 …

World Cup Indian Air Olympic Rhythm Singh Paris

10 months, 1 week 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 Lakshita Devanshi Junior Event

11 months, 1 week ago

Manavjit was not seeking unfair advantage, NRAI tells Jury of Appeal

The Hindu

The National Rifle Association of India has contested the disqualification of trap marksman Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who was barred from competition at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers because of “faulty” gun stock, categorically telling the event’s Jury of Appeal that he was not seeking any “unfair advantage”. Any butt plate toe vertical extension which is not an integral part of the …

Indian Gun Jury Rule Butt Nrai Issf

11 months, 1 week 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 …

India Issue Manav Doha Nrai Issf Manavjit

1 year, 1 month 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 …

India Indian Gold Team Asian Dhanush Dubey

1 year, 3 months ago

Elavenil Valarivan clinches 10m air rifle gold at ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro

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Elavenil Valarivan was perfection personified in the strong eight-woman final field, never scoring below 10.1 India’s Elavenil Valarivan bagged the top position in the women’s 10m air rifle event to clinch her second gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition in Brazil. Elavenil was perfection personified in the strong eight-woman final field, never scoring below …

India World Cup Indian Elavenil Valarivan Elavenil

1 year, 3 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 …

India Indian Finish Tiyana 50M Pistol

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

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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, …

Olympics Indian Gold Bronze Round Shot Swiss

1 year, 6 months ago

Dhanush Srikanth wins 10m air rifle gold in ISSF Junior World Cup overcoming odds

The Hindu

Stay focussed on three crucial areas – breathing, standing position and balance. This has been the mantra for the gifted shooter Dhanush Srikanth who won the men’s 10m air rifle gold in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany recently. Yes, the target was a gold even as I was aware that the competition would be really tough with …

Support World Cup Gold Shooter Gagan Sport Dhanush

1 year, 6 months ago

ISSF Junior World Cup: Dhanush Srikanth wins gold in men’s 10m air rifle

The Hindu

Dhanush Srikanth won the men’s 10m air rifle event in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, giving India its third gold of the competition so far, on Monday. India also picked up a bronze in the skeet mixed team competition, when Harmehar Lally and Sanjana Sood defeated their Swedish opponents David Jonsson and Felicia Ros in a shoot-off. …

India Air Bronze Dhanush Wins Gold

1 year, 6 months ago

ISSF Junior World Cup: India's Sainyam Bags 10m Air Pistol Gold in Suhl

News 18

Chandigarh youngster Sainyam ensured India a golden start in the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany, finishing atop the podium in the women’s 10m air pistol competition. Amit Sharma in the junior men’s 10m air pistol, was the lone Indian finalist in the event and finished fourth to miss out on a coveted medal. Among the …

India Indian Pistol Sainyam Issf Junior

1 year, 9 months ago

ISSF World Cup, Day 2: Sangwan-Tomar win air pistol silver; Patil-Nithin bag rifle bronze

The Hindu

Not meeting the qualification cut-off score during pistol events is something Rhythm Sangwan would hardly be able to relate to. Paired with the unassuming Varun Tomar yet again for the 10m air pistol mixed team event, Rhythm helped India win its first silver medal of the ISSF World Cup in Bhopal. Additionally, the sensational 10m air rifle duo comprising reigning …

India China Medal Air Bronze Rhythm Varun

1 year, 9 months ago

ISSF Shooting World Cup: India bag silver, bronze in mixed team events

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India have taken their medals tally in the competition to four, including one gold, a silver and two bronze. Bhopal: India bagged a silver and a bronze in the ISSF Pistol/Rifle World Cup, with the air pistol mixed team pair of Varun Tomar and Rhythm Sangwan clinching the second spot, while the pair of Rudrankksh Patil and R Narmada Nithin …

India China World World Cup Indian Air Match

1 year, 9 months ago

ISSF World Cup: India Clinch Two More Medals on Day 2, China on Top of Medal Tally

News 18

China won both the gold medals on competition day two of the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol Bhopal, even as India picked up a silver and bronze each at the M.P. Reigning men’s 10m Air Rifle world champion Rudrankksh Patil and R. Narmada Nithin won bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition while in the day’s …

India China Medal Indian Gold Air Team

1 year, 10 months ago

ISSF World Cup: Rudrankksh Patil Clinches 10M Air Rifle Gold in Cairo

News 18

Young shooter Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil on Tuesday pocketed the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle men event at the ISSF World Cup Rifle and Pistol, taking India’s medal tally to four medals. After finishing seventh in the qualification round with 629.3, Patil topped the ranking match with 262 on the back of some sensational shooting to make it to …

India Medal Indian Gold Patil

2 years, 1 month 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 …

India Indian Shooter Rifle

2 years, 2 months ago

ISSF World Championships: India finish day four with 13 medals

Firstpost

India remain second in the standings behind China with 13 medals. Cairo: The Indian Women’s 10m Air Pistol team and the Junior Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions team won a silver and a bronze each to help India finish competition day four of the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championship Rifle/Pistol campaign in Cairo, Egypt, with a total of 13 …

India China Team Silver Cairo World Championships Sameer

2 years, 2 months ago

ISSF World Championships: Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Arjun Babuta and Kiran Ankush Jadhav Win India's Fifth Gold

News 18

The Indian Men’s 10m Air Rifle troika of Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, recently crowned world champion in the individual event, Kiran Ankush Jadhav and Arjun Babuta, won India’s fifth gold medal of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation World Championship Rifle/Pistol campaign in Cairo, Egypt, routing a strong China 16-10 in the gold medal match. India have also picked up a …

India China World Medal Indian Gold Air

2 years, 2 months ago

Shooting | Rudrankksh, Arjun, Kiran win India's fifth gold in ISSF Worlds

The Hindu

The Indian men's 10m air rifle troika of Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Kiran Ankush Jadhav and Arjun Babuta won the country's fifth gold medal in the ISSF World Championship here on Sunday, routing China 16-10 in the title round. It was also Patil's second senior world championship gold in his very first outing, having won the individual 10m air rifle event …

India China World Indian Gold Air Team

2 years, 2 months ago

Birmingham 2022 and the shooting conundrum

The Hindu

A lot of things have been spoken and written about the exclusion of shooting from the competition agenda of Birmingham 2022 over the last month and the National Rifle Association of India has to the extent of proposing an Indian boycott of the next Commonwealth Games. Speaking to the media at the fag end of the XXI Commonwealth Games on …

India Sport Games Shooting Birmingham Cgf Issf

2 years, 5 months ago

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Strikes Gold in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions

News 18

Junior world champion Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar struck gold in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event beating Hungarian Zakan Pekler 16-12 in the gold medal match at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, Korea. According to information received, this was the youngster’s second ISSF World Cup gold and India’s fourth of the competition, helping them hold …

India Medal World Cup Gold Round Pratap Singh Issf World Cup

2 years, 7 months ago

ISSF Junior World Cup: Skeet Women Win Team Bronze as India Finish on Top at Suhl

News 18

The Indian women’s Skeet team comprising Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Darshna Rathore, and Areeba Khan blanked Germany 6-0 to win bronze late on Wednesday, at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. On the final day of competitions on Thursday, India did pick up a medal through Sift Kaur Samra and Surya Pratap Singh when they came second to Poland in …

India Competition Indian Mixed Team Issf Junior

2 years, 7 months ago

ISSF Junior World Cup: Indian women pistol shooters make it five gold out of five

Firstpost

India’s women pistol shooters have made it five gold out of five after the trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan trounced Germany 16-2 in the 25m pistol team final in Suhl on Tuesday. New Delhi: India’s women pistol shooters have made it five gold out of five after the trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm …

India Indian Second Pistol Gold Medal

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India awarded hosting rights for ISSF Junior World Cup 2025

Manu Bhaker Opts Out of ISSF Shooting World Cup; Rhythm Sangwan Lone Indian to Compete in Multiple Events

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

Manavjit was not seeking unfair advantage, NRAI tells Jury of Appeal

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

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

Elavenil Valarivan clinches 10m air rifle gold at ISSF World Cup Rio de Janeiro

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

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

Dhanush Srikanth wins 10m air rifle gold in ISSF Junior World Cup overcoming odds

ISSF Junior World Cup: Dhanush Srikanth wins gold in men’s 10m air rifle

ISSF Junior World Cup: India's Sainyam Bags 10m Air Pistol Gold in Suhl

ISSF World Cup, Day 2: Sangwan-Tomar win air pistol silver; Patil-Nithin bag rifle bronze

ISSF Shooting World Cup: India bag silver, bronze in mixed team events

ISSF World Cup: India Clinch Two More Medals on Day 2, China on Top of Medal Tally

ISSF World Cup: Rudrankksh Patil Clinches 10M Air Rifle Gold in Cairo

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

ISSF World Championships: India finish day four with 13 medals

ISSF World Championships: Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Arjun Babuta and Kiran Ankush Jadhav Win India's Fifth Gold

Shooting | Rudrankksh, Arjun, Kiran win India's fifth gold in ISSF Worlds

Birmingham 2022 and the shooting conundrum

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Strikes Gold in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions

ISSF Junior World Cup: Skeet Women Win Team Bronze as India Finish on Top at Suhl

ISSF Junior World Cup: Indian women pistol shooters make it five gold out of five