New Delhi, Apr 12 (IANS) Sonam Uttam Maskar finished a fighting fifth in the women’s 10m air rifle final as India concluded their International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol campaign in Granada, Spain, with a tally of one gold medal. Sonam shot 188.5 to bow out after the 18th shot of the 24-shot final, 0.8 behind her nearest rivals at that stage, among them world number one and eventual gold medalist Wang Zifei of China who finished with 252.9 points. Women’s 3P wor…
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New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Sainyam, a former junior world and Asian champion, recorded her best finish at an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol leg, shooting 178.9 in the women’s 10m air pistol final on the penultimate day of competitions at the Las Gabias Shooting Range in Granada, Spain, to claim a creditable fifth place on Saturday.Reigning Asian Games champion Palak also made the final and finished seventh, bowing out after the 14th shot of the 24-shot fi…
Granada (Spain), April 6 (IANS) Indian shooters will eye a strong start to the international rifle/pistol season as the mixed team events will kickstart the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup Granada at the Las Gabias Shooting Range in Granada, Spain, on Tuesday. The medals of the mixed team events in 10m Air Rifle and 10m Air Pistol will be decided on the opening day on Tuesday.The competition will start with the qualification for the 10m Air Pistol mixed team at 12:45 IST (9:15 AM local time) and the…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) After a dominant showing in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions events earlier this week, Tilottama Sen continued her remarkable run at the National Selection Trials 1&2 Group A, claiming the top spot in the 10m Air Rifle Women (ARW) Trial 1 at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range near New Delhi on Thursday. Shahu Tushar Mane of Railways took the top spot in the men’s event, while Vijayveer Sidhu claimed top in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol T2.Junior National Champion in ARW, Tilottam…