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Indian shooting teams for World Championships, Asian Games announced: Anjum Moudgil misses out, no Rudrankksh in Baku

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 …

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ISSF World Championship HIGHLIGHTS, Cairo 2022: Swapnil Kusale wins Olympic quota, Rhythm Sangwan out of first ranking match

National Games 2022 Highlights: Rosy Meena of Tamil Nadu sets new National Record in Women’s Pole Vault; Jeswin Aldrin wins long jump gold, qualifies for World Championship

Haryana's Manu Bhaker was crowned the women's 10m air pistol champion for the second successive time, shooting 241.6 in the final of the ongoing 64th National Shooting Championship here on Saturday. Bhaker has now won three of the last four nationals in the event, losing once to Esha Singh in the 62nd edition of the tournament. Esha won the bronze …

Manu Bhaker wins air pistol gold at national shooting championship

Olympian Manu Bhaker asserted her class by winning the women’s air pistol gold in the 64th National shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Saturday. However, Esha regrouped her shooting nicely to capture both the junior and youth gold medals later to emphasise her phenomenal ability to stay focused through three finals. Such a vibrant performance was …

Rahi Sarnobat shot the silver in women’s 25-metre sports pistol in the President’s Cup shooting championship in Wroclaw, Poland. Doreen Vennekamp of Germany shot brilliantly in the first few rounds of the final to take the lead and sustained it to push Rahi to the silver 33 points to 31. Anjum Moudgil shot 584 in the second stage and failed …

President's Cup Shooting Championship: Bhaker and Foroughi win air pistol mixed team gold

Manu Bhaker in partnership with Olympic champion Javad Foroughi of Iran won the mixed air pistol gold in the President’s Cup shooting championship in Wroclaw, Poland. “The other team got off to a great start in the gold match, but Manu and Javad pulled ahead and went full steam for a solid win,” said coach Samaresh Jung. In the individual …

Manu Bhaker takes air pistol gold at junior world championship

Youth Olympics champion Manu Bhaker was crowned the champion in air pistol as she beat compatriot Esha Singh by 1.3 points in the final of the junior World Championship here. In women’s skeet, Ganemat Sekhon came up with a commendable fare but was beaten to the gold in the shoot-off, after being tied on 46 in the final with USA’s …

ISSF Junior World Championship: Manu Bhaker snatches gold; silvers for Esha Singh, Rudrankksh Patil

The 19-year-old Manu Bhaker shot 241.3 to win the top prize in her event, while Singh managed 240.0. Lima: Manu Bhaker fired her way to the gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Championship on Thursday, returning with a bang after the disappointment at the Tokyo Olympics. India’s Rudrankksh Patil claimed the silver …

Junior World Championships: Manu Bhaker wins gold, Esha takes silver