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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

4 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker may skip New Delhi ISSF World Cup in October

The Hindu

Paris Olympic double medallist Manu Bhaker may skip October's World Cup in New Delhi as the ace pistol shooter has decided to take a three-month break, her coach Jaspal Rana said. The 22-year-old Bhaker scripted Olympic history for India in Paris as she won a bronze each in the women's 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team event, …

World Cup New Delhi Paris Bhaker

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

11 months, 1 week ago

NRAI Issues 'Strong Advisory' After 'Serious Safety Violation' During Nationals

News 18

The National Rifle Association of India has reprimanded its range officials for a “serious safety violation” incident during the National Championships last year when a woman shooter, oblivious of the rules, had pointed her gun towards the spectator’s gallery. An NRAI source told PTI that a woman 10m air rifle shooter, unaware of the stringent weapons safety rules, after completing …

Safety Gun Officials Shooter Range Nrai Disqualified

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 …

Olympic Stock Gun Singh Pti Manav Nrai

1 year, 1 month ago

Organisers did not follow due procedure before disqualifying Dhanush: NRAI

The Hindu

The National Rifle Association of India has flayed the organisers of the ongoing Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea for disqualifying air rifle shooter Dhanush Srikanth without adopting "correct procedure” and also lodged a protest with them. Dhanush, a hearing-impaired marksman, was picked up for random apparel check by the range officials after the 10m air rifle qualification round and …

Bhatia Asian Pti Korea Nrai Disqualified Issf

1 year, 4 months ago

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

Firstpost

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 …

India Ukraine Olympic Paris Quota

1 year, 4 months ago

ISSF Junior World Championships: Indian shooters reported for ‘damaging equipments’ in hotel rooms

Firstpost

An official travelling with the Indian squad told that the hotel reception had reported an incident where a female shooter was found inside a male shooter’s room. There were also a few instances where some equipment was damaged inside the hotel rooms New Delhi: Some members of the Indian shooting contingent for the 3rd World Juniors Championship in Changwon recently …

India Indian Incident Male Official Hotel Room

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, 7 months ago

Indian trap shooters in fighting position to make finals at ISSF World Cup

The Hindu

Three Indian shotgun shooters, Bhowneesh Mendiratta, Prithviraj Tondaiman and Rajeshwari Kumari, ended day two of the trap qualification at the ISSF World Cup here on May 3 with a fighting chance to qualify for the top eights. His senior, Prithviraj, was 13th with the same score, while Rajeshwari in women's trap, shot 88 over two days to be placed 14th …

Indian Shot Trap Prithviraj Mendiratta

1 year, 8 months ago

Gritty Sift Kaur Samra clinches 50m 3P bronze as Anjum Moudgil fails to impress in ISSF World Cup

Hindustan Times

India's upcoming shooter Sift Kaur Samra came up with an inspired performance to clinch her second senior medal at the international level, beating a tough field to win the 50m rifle 3P bronze on the penultimate day of the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup here on Sunday. Sift Kaur Samra On a day when China continued their domination, with Zhang Qiongyue …

India China Zhang Round Samra Sift Kaur Samra Sift Kaur

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

1 year, 10 months ago

ISSF Cairo Shooting World Cup: Varun Tomar wins bronze medal in men’s 10m air pistol

The Hindu

India shooter Varun Tomar on Sunday bagged the bronze medal in men’s 10m air pistol at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. The 19-year-old pipped compatriot Sarabjot Singh, initially tied at 250.6 after five series in the ranking round, by virtue of having collected 0.2 more in the shootoff. Earlier in the day, Tomar finished second in the …

Tomar Sarabjot

2 years ago

World champion rifle shooters Rudrankksh Patil, Anjum Moudgil await big pay cheque from issf President’s Cup

The Hindu

India’s teenage world champion rifle shooter Rudrankksh Patil is not sure when will he receive the biggest pay cheque of his fledgling career -- 15,000 euros for winning the prestigious President’s Cup -- due to a change of guard at the international shooting federation. The ISSF President’s Cup featured the 12 top athletes in each individual Olympic event as per …

Olympic Patil Issf Shooter Rudrankksh

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 …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Stars as India Continue Strong Show at ISSF World Cup

News 18

Young Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar topped the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions qualifiers as Indian shooters continued their impressive performance at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, South Korea. Senior rifle shooter Chain Singh qualified for the final but the star of the day was young Tomar as he topped the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions qualifiers …

India Tomar 3P Qualifiers

2 years, 6 months ago

ISSF World Cup 2022: Anjum Moudgil Takes Silver, India Third in Medals Tally

News 18

Experienced Indian shooter Anjum Moudgil clinched a silver in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions as India moved up to third spot in the medal tally at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. Anjum, also a world championship silver medallist, had on Thursday qualified for the top-eight ranking round with a score of 587 out of 600, …

India World Cup Indian Silver Medal Tally Anjum

2 years, 6 months ago

Shooting World Cup: India's Swapnil wins silver in men's rifle 3P, his first individual ISSF medal

India TV News

Swapnil Kusale, the Indian shooter won a silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. This was Swapnil's first individual ISSF World Cup stage medal. The 26-year-old Swapnil went down 10-16 to Rio Olympics silver winner Serhiy Kulish of Ukraine in the gold medal match. He first finished second to …

India Medal World Cup Indian Silver Swapnil Kulish

3 years, 2 months ago

ISSF Junior World Championship: Indian shooters claim gold medal in women's skeet team

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The trio of Areeba Khan, Raiza Dhillon and Ganemat Sekhon finished at the top of the podium in the women’s event after shooting an aggregate score of 6. Lima: Indian shooters claimed the gold medal in the women’s skeet team event and the bronze in the men’s team finals of the ISSF Junior World Championship here. In the men’s section, …

Medal Gold Indian Team Gold Medal

3 years, 2 months ago

Ganemat Sekhon wins women's skeet silver at ISSF Junior World Championship

The Hindu

Rising Indian woman skeet shooter Ganemat Sekhon won a silver medal at the ISSF Junior World Championship here. It was a fruitful Thursday for the country with Manu Bhaker claiming gold in the women's 10m air pistol leading an Indian 1-2 in the event with teammate Esha Singh claiming silver. READ: Junior World Championships: Manu Bhaker wins gold, Esha takes …

India Indian

3 years, 3 months ago

Esha Singh gears up for ISSF Junior world championship

The Hindu

At 16, shooter Esha Singh is ready to give her best shot in the 10m air pistol event at the ISSF Junior world championship, to be held in Peru next month. “Fortunately, there was no pause in my training despite the pandemic thanks to the support system put in place by my father and mentor Sachin Singh and also to …

Esha Singh Junior World

3 years, 4 months ago

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

News 18

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 …

World Shooting Olympic Championships Qualification Quota World Cups

3 years, 5 months ago

ISSF World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finishes sixth in men's 50m rifle 3 positions

Firstpost

Compatriot Sanjeev Rajput, however, could not make the final after ending 17th in the qualification round. Osijek: Olympic-bound Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar ended sixth in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event of the ISSF World Cup here on Sunday. In the women’s 25m pistol event, Rahi Sarnobat fired an impressive 295 for third place in the precision …

World Cup Event Tomar

3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo-bound shooter Manu Bhaker receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu

Champion shooter Manu Bhaker on Tuesday received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a government hospital in Jhajjar, Haryana, three months before the Tokyo Olympics where she will enter as one of India's brightest medal hopes. "Along with my mother and father, today I have come to CHC Dhakla to get my first COVID-19 vaccine jab," Bhaker said in …

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

Manu Bhaker may skip New Delhi ISSF World Cup in October

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

NRAI Issues 'Strong Advisory' After 'Serious Safety Violation' During Nationals

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

Organisers did not follow due procedure before disqualifying Dhanush: NRAI

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

ISSF Junior World Championships: Indian shooters reported for ‘damaging equipments’ in hotel rooms

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

Indian trap shooters in fighting position to make finals at ISSF World Cup

Gritty Sift Kaur Samra clinches 50m 3P bronze as Anjum Moudgil fails to impress in ISSF World Cup

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

ISSF Cairo Shooting World Cup: Varun Tomar wins bronze medal in men’s 10m air pistol

World champion rifle shooters Rudrankksh Patil, Anjum Moudgil await big pay cheque from issf President’s Cup

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

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Stars as India Continue Strong Show at ISSF World Cup

ISSF World Cup 2022: Anjum Moudgil Takes Silver, India Third in Medals Tally

Shooting World Cup: India's Swapnil wins silver in men's rifle 3P, his first individual ISSF medal

ISSF Junior World Championship: Indian shooters claim gold medal in women's skeet team

Ganemat Sekhon wins women's skeet silver at ISSF Junior World Championship

Esha Singh gears up for ISSF Junior world championship

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

ISSF World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finishes sixth in men's 50m rifle 3 positions

Tokyo-bound shooter Manu Bhaker receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine