New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Shapath Bharadwaj hit two perfect series and followed it up with 21 shots in the third series to end the first day of the men’s trap event with a total of 71 hits from 75 in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun at the Asanov Shooting Club in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Manisha Keer, with a score of 69, was the best Indian woman at the end of Day 1.Shapath started the day with two perfect rounds but only managed 21 in the third series, dropping h…
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New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian skeet shooters missed out on a spot in the finals in both the men’s and women’s events in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun on the second day of the competitions at the Asanov Shooting Club in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Olympians Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Raiza Dhillon finished highest among the Indian athletes.Mairaj, who started Day Two in 26th place after shooting 71 out of 75 yesterday, shot 23 and 25 in the final two series to end the …
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s Ganemat Sekhon shot 70 out of 75 targets to finish Day one just one point outside the top eight places in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun, which got underway on Monday at the Asanov Shooting Club in Almaty, Kazakhstan.The Chandigarh shooter, who won a silver in the same range three years back, was the best-placed Indian to book a spot in the top eight of the competition. The remaining 50 targets of qualification and the fina…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Indian trap shooters Kynan Chenai and Aashima Ahlawat fought hard but missed reaching the finals of the men’s and women’s trap competitions by an identical one-point margin, at the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun leg, currently underway in the Moroccan port city of Tangier.Kynan shot 119 (24,24,24,24,23) while Aashima tallied 111 (22,22,21,22,24), as they bowed out in 13th and 14th spots, respectively. Reigning Olympic…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Arshdeep Kaur secured the top spot in a high-level field in the finals of the Women’s 25m Pistol event at the National Selection Trials (Group A), being held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range in New Delhi on Sunday.The Punjab shooter, who qualified eighth and last finalist, edged out the experienced Divya T.S 37-36 to finish on top in the eight-shooter final.Former Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat secured third place with 33 hits, after Divya edged her in the shoo…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Bhavesh Shekhawat took the early lead after Stage 1 in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the National Selection Trials T3, which got underway at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges in the National Capital Region on Friday.The shooter from Rajasthan compiled a total of 294 – 11x (99,99,96) in the three series of the first stage to take the lead.Olympian Anish Bhanwala shot 291-11x (97,98,96) to take second place, while Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu also shot 291 (96,98,97) t…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Following a dominant performance at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2026 on home soil, where India topped the medal tally with an impressive 76 medals including 39 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze, top Indian rifle and pistol shooters, will now turn their attention to the National Selection Trials 3 (Group A), scheduled at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range in Delhi between March 06-10, 2026, ahead of a packed international and domestic calendar beginning next month.Al…