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Manu Bhaker gears up for a shot at Olympic glory at Paris 2024
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Manu Bhaker gears up for a shot at Olympic glory at Paris 2024

The Hindu  

It’s easy to understand why Indian shooters in the women’s 25m pistol event were a bundle of nerves a day before the start of the third Olympic trials at the MP Shooting Academy in Bhopal last month. “Yes, Manu, what can I do for you?” ‘I would like you to coach me once again.’ It would be an understatement to …

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Sportstar Aces Awards 2024: Tilottama Sen wins Young Achiever of the Year award
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sportstar Aces Awards 2024: Tilottama Sen wins Young Achiever of the Year award

The Hindu  

Tilottama Sen was named the Young Achiever of the Year in the female category at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2024 held at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Thursday. Tilottama won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in the 10m air rifle to win her quota. Now 15, she won bronze in the Cairo ISSF World Cup in …

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ISSF World Cup: Akhil Sheoran Clinches Bronze at Cairo as India Finish With Six Medals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ISSF World Cup: Akhil Sheoran Clinches Bronze at Cairo as India Finish With Six Medals

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Paris Olympic quota winner Akhil Sheoran won his second career individual ISSF World Cup stage medal, clinching the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions bronze here on Wednesday. Their final tally read two gold, three silver and one bronze as they topped another ISSF World Cup stage. He maintained his second position after 10 as Italian Lorenzo Bacci took over the …

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ISSF World Cup: Anuradha Devi Bags Women's 10m Air Pistol Silver on Debut in Cairo
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ISSF World Cup: Anuradha Devi Bags Women's 10m Air Pistol Silver on Debut in Cairo

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Debutant Anuradha Devi won a silver medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event behind Rio Olympic champion Anna Korakakki of Greece at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. Anuradha’s feat gave India their first medal of the Olympic year’s first ISSF World Cup stage. Paris quota holder Rhythm Sangwan had also reached the women’s final, qualifying first with …

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Indian shooting in 2024: Time to sing the redemption song
11 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 …

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Manavjit Singh Sandhu alleges ‘politics’ after gun stock fails equipment control test ahead of Asian Olympic Qualifiers
11 months, 1 week ago

Manavjit Singh Sandhu alleges ‘politics’ after gun stock fails equipment control test ahead of Asian Olympic Qualifiers

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New Delhi: Manavjit Singh Sandhu’s quest to qualify for the Paris Olympics suffered a huge setback on Saturday after his gun stock failed the equipment control test ahead of Asia Qualifiers in Kuwait, a development the veteran shooter blamed on “politics”. Trap shooter Manavjit alleged that the tournament director was playing politics, perhaps because “they were scared” of India winning …

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ISSF World Championships: Adarsh Singh narrowly misses 2024 Paris Olympics quota
1 year, 4 months ago

ISSF World Championships: Adarsh Singh narrowly misses 2024 Paris Olympics quota

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Adarsh shot 583 in the qualification round, the same as Ukraine’s Denys Kushnirov, who bagged the sixth and the final qualifying berth. Baku: Indian shooter Adarsh Singh missed a Paris Olympics quota by the narrowest of margins, losing out on countback in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event of the ISSF World Championships here on Tuesday. However, the fourth …

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

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Akhil Sheoran secures Paris 2024 Olympics quota, wins bronze in ISSF World Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Akhil Sheoran secures Paris 2024 Olympics quota, wins bronze in ISSF World Championships

The Hindu  

Akhil Sheoran missed the silver by 0.1 point but clinched the bronze and the Olympic quota in the 50-metre rifle 3-position event, in the World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday. It was a golden for India, as Akhil along with Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Niraj Kumar won the team gold, one point ahead of Austria. Rifle 3-position medallists, …

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Mehuli Ghosh bags Paris 2024 Olympics quota, wins bronze in ISSF World Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Mehuli Ghosh bags Paris 2024 Olympics quota, wins bronze in ISSF World Championships

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. Tilottama Sen was equally sharp in placing fourth, but with the new rule for Olympic qualification, one nation could get only one quota in a competition. It was a …

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ISSF World Championships: India ends campaign with best-ever performance at Worlds
2 years, 1 month ago

ISSF World Championships: India ends campaign with best-ever performance at Worlds

The Hindu  

Indian shooters ended their ISSF World Championships campaign with the best-ever record of 38 medals, placing them second in the standings behind China. India also bagged three 2024 Paris Olympic quotas while it had won two Tokyo Games quota places from the Changwon worlds. Even from the perspective of Olympic events, India had a silver at the Changwon worlds while …

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India Win Two More Medals at ISSF World Championship
2 years, 2 months ago

India Win Two More Medals at ISSF World Championship

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India won two more medals in the ISSF World Championship here on Sunday. The women’s 25m pistol team won a silver and the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team bagged a bronze, even as India ended their Paris 2024 Olympics quota quest at two from the championship. The women’s 25m pistol team comprising Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker and Abhidnya Ashok …

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ISSF World Championship: 22 ‘senior’ Indian shooters to fight for 32 Paris Olympic quotas on offer in Cairo
2 years, 2 months ago

ISSF World Championship: 22 ‘senior’ Indian shooters to fight for 32 Paris Olympic quotas on offer in Cairo

The Hindu  

Olympians Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Anjum Moudgil and Vijay Kumar headline the list of 22 senior Indian athletes eligible for a Paris Olympics 2024 quota at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Championship, starting October 12 in Cairo. Of these, eight quotas – four in men and as many in women’s disciplines – will be in …

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Deaflympics 2021 shooting champion Dhanush Srikanth guns for Olympic glory
2 years, 7 months ago

Deaflympics 2021 shooting champion Dhanush Srikanth guns for Olympic glory

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Kolkata: Decorated shooter-turned-coach Gagan Narang thought it was a normal working day for him at his academy ‘Gun for Glory’ in Hyderabad when mother of a 13-year-old boy came down to meet him. But then I agreed to accept the challenge as I felt his remaining senses will.” Six years since that fateful day, the teenage boy Dhanush Srikanth, still …

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Olympic Quotas in Shooting for Asia Increased from 38 to 48 in The New Format
3 years, 1 month ago

Olympic Quotas in Shooting for Asia Increased from 38 to 48 in The New Format

News 18  

In a boost for the sport in the Continent, the International Shooting Sport Federation has increased the quota places for Asia at the Olympics with 48 quota places now available for shooters from the region. The new Olympic Quota Places allocation, which is 10 places more than the 38 available for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, will kick in from …

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ISSF increases Asia's Olympic quota places from 38 to 48
3 years, 1 month ago

ISSF increases Asia's Olympic quota places from 38 to 48

The Hindu  

In a highly beneficial move for Asian countries, the International Shooting Federation has increased the number of Olympic quota places for the continent from 38 to 48. "The Asian Shooting Confederation received a letter from ISSF confirming that the Olympic Quota Places for Asia is increased from 38 to 48 Quota Places," the sport's continental body said in a statement …

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Shooting World Cups May Not Carry Olympic Qualification Status in Future; Quotas in Only Worlds, Continental Championships
3 years, 4 months ago

Shooting World Cups May Not Carry Olympic Qualification Status in Future; Quotas in Only Worlds, Continental Championships

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The world cups of shooting may not carry Olympic qualification status in the near future as the sport’s global governing body contemplates restricting the quota places to only the world championships and continental tournaments. So, once the proposal is approved, the world cups will not carry quota places, which will be there in only the world championships and the continental …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020, Form Guide: Tracking Saurabh Chaudhary's performances over last two years
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Form Guide: Tracking Saurabh Chaudhary's performances over last two years

Firstpost  

Editor’s Note: For five years now, Indian athletes have been dreaming to make up for the disappointment of a two-medal haul in Rio. The 19-year-old, currently ranked second in the world in men’s 10m air pistol behind fellow Indian Abhishek Verma, has enjoyed a fine run of form over the last couple of years, both in individual capacity as well …

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ISSF World Cup Wrap: Gold rush continues for India but 16th Olympic quota eludes host nation
3 years, 8 months ago

ISSF World Cup Wrap: Gold rush continues for India but 16th Olympic quota eludes host nation

The Hindu  

A 16th Olympic quota eluded India but the gold rush continued unabated as the host nation consolidated its top position in the pecking order with two more yellow medals in the ISSF shooting World Cup here on Friday. On Friday, the seasoned duo of Sanjeev Rajput and Tejaswini Sawant began the day on a rousing note, winni ng the gold …

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ISSF World Cup: Kynan Chenai finishes in fourth spot after suffering equipment malfunction during men's trap final
3 years, 8 months ago

ISSF World Cup: Kynan Chenai finishes in fourth spot after suffering equipment malfunction during men's trap final

Firstpost  

The 30-year-old Kynan, who represented India in the Rio Olympics in 2016, had 27 hits before leaving the final. New Delhi: India’s Kynan Chenai finished in fourth place after suffering an equipment malfunction during the final of the men’s trap event in the ISSF World Cup on Friday, dashing his hopes of securing an Olympic quota. Italy’s Daniele Resca claimed …

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ISSF World Cup: Lead-up to Tokyo Olympics most important phase of my life, says Sanjeev Rajput
3 years, 8 months ago

ISSF World Cup: Lead-up to Tokyo Olympics most important phase of my life, says Sanjeev Rajput

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New Delhi: Experimenting with his style and technique, seasoned Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput has termed the lead up to this year’s Tokyo Olympics the “most important” phase of his life as he seeks to work on improving his performance in finals. Rajput and Tejaswini Sawant won the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team event of the …

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ISSF World Cup performance not a marker for Olympics - Raninder
3 years, 8 months ago

ISSF World Cup performance not a marker for Olympics - Raninder

The Hindu  

Performances in the ongoing ISSF World Cup here are not a marker for success at the Tokyo Games, National Rifle Association of India president Raninder Singh said on Friday. “This World Cup is not a marker for the Olympics, teams have only sent those guys who are looking for ranking points, but we have the talent and the resources, and …

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ISSF World Cup: India’s Vijayveer Sidhu wins silver in 25m rapid fire
3 years, 8 months ago

ISSF World Cup: India’s Vijayveer Sidhu wins silver in 25m rapid fire

The Hindu  

Vijayveer Sidhu provided an unforgettable silver lining for the host, as he missed the rapid fire pistol gold in the shoot-off to Peeter Olesk of Estonia, in the shooting World Cup at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Friday. There was also the expected men’s 50-metre rifle team gold through Swapnil Kusale, Chain Singh and Niraj Kumar as India …

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ISSF World Cup: Indian Women's 25m Pistol Team Strike Gold Again
3 years, 8 months ago

ISSF World Cup: Indian Women's 25m Pistol Team Strike Gold Again

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India’s sports pistol aces Rahi Sarnobat, Manu Bhaker, and Chinki Yadav, all Tokyo Olympic Games quota winners, struck gold yet again in the women’s 25m pistol team event of the World Cup on Thursday. This was India’s 10th gold of this World Cup, being held in rifle, pistol, and shotgun events, and they continue to lead the table with 21 …

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