Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) Gujarat will have its largest-ever representation at the Asian Games, with nine athletes and one reserve player selected to represent India at the 20th Asian Games in Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, 2026.The selection marks a significant increase from the 2014 Asian Games, when only three athletes from Gujarat represented the country.State officials said the latest contingent reflects the steady expansion of Gujarat’s presence across multiple spor…
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Hangzhou, July 24 (IANS) Indian shooter Sainyam clinched the silver medal in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun here on Friday, opening India’s medal account at the competition. Delivering a composed and consistent performance in the high-stakes final, Sainyam shot a total score of 243.4 to secure her place on the podium.This marks her second career ISSF World Cup silver medal, further reinforcing her rising consistency on the international shoo…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India have named a strong 36-member squad for the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Hangzhou, China, with Olympic medallists Manu Bhaker and Swapnil Kusale leading the challenge in the prestigious competition scheduled from July 20 to 29. The Indian contingent features a blend of experienced Olympians and emerging talent across rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines, with athletes set to compete in both individual and mixed-team events.Joining Manu and Swapnil are …
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has commenced its elite national shooting camp, bringing together 35 of the country’s top rifle, pistol and shotgun athletes as preparations gather pace for the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, China, and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The training programme, which began on Saturday, will run in staggered phases until July 20, with the objective of sharpening India’s leading shooters ahead of two of the year’s biggest internation…
Dehradun/New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Himanshu Dhillon of Haryana clinched a last shot win over Parth Rakesh Mane of Maharashtra in the men’s 10m air rifle final, even as Uttar Pradesh’s Deeksha Vaishya and Madhya Pradesh’s Suraj Sharma won their respective matches, as the first finals of the T4 national selection trials for Rifle and Pistol shooters, unfolded at the Trishul Shooting range of the Maharana Pratap Sports College in Dehradun on Sunday.Himanshu was 0.2 behind Parth ahead of the 24…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The pair of Manu Bhaker and Samrat Rana were pipped by World No 1 and defending World Champions Yao Qianxun and Hu Kai of China by just 0.3 points as the Indian pair secured silver in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event on the final day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol at the Olympiaschießanlage in Munich, Germany.With this silver, India finished second in the medal tally with two gold and two silver medals behind China, which…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Sakshi Sunil Padekar finished seventh in the 10m Air Rifle women’s final on Day Three of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol at the iconic Olympiaschießanlage in Munich, Germany.The 22-year-old from Maharashtra qualified for the final in third place after shooting a very high 635.1, only behind World No. 1 Wang Zifei of China and Paris Olympics champion Hyojin Ban of South Korea.The 18-year-old Andelija Stevanovic of Serbia, also …
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Olympian Esha Singh, a three-time world championship and double Asian Games medallist, bossed the women’s 25m pistol final with a world record (and junior world record) score of 43, en route to gold at the year’s second International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol leg, at the hallowed Olympic Shooting range in Munich on Wednesday.In a power-packed final, Esha shot perfect fives in half of the 10 series of five shots, leaving home favourite an…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) selection committee announced a 22-member Indian team for the ISSF World Cup Munich, with double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and fellow Olympian and world championship medallist Esha Singh being the only members of the squad to start in two individual pistol events, while Manu will additionally compete in the mixed team pistol event.The ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol is scheduled from May 24 to 31 in Munich, Germany, which is…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist and four-time Olympian Gagan Narang, along with his wife and fellow Olympian Annu Raj Singh, the first Indian woman pistol shooter to qualify for the Olympic Games, on Wednesday announced the launch of Project Amarjeet, a free coaching, mentoring and guidance initiative open to any shooter, coach or academy across India.The launch falls on Gagan Narang’s birthday, a date he describes as the most significant of his life outside of sport. Project …