Bhowneesh Mendiratta wins India's first 2024 Paris Olympics quota place in shooting
A total of eight Shooters qualified for the two ranking rounds in the 154-strong field. For the seventh and eight places, there was a 11-way shoot-off
Sep 28, 2022, 23:36 PM IST
Olympic shooter Bobana Momcilovic Velickovic dies aged 31
Velickovic participated in the Olympic Games twice, in London in 2012 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, where she won seventh place.
Jun 22, 2020, 17:54 PM IST
First Panamerican Shooting Championship postponed due to coronavirus
The first Panamerican Shooting Championship was slated to be held from May 8 to May 17 in Lima, Peru.
Mar 28, 2020, 15:44 PM IST
European shooting Olympic qualifier cancelled: ISSF
The European Shotgun Championship and European Rifle/Pistol Qualification Championship for the 2020 Olympics have been cancelled, the International Shooting Sport Federation said on Friday.
Mar 27, 2020, 18:17 PM IST
Apurvi Chandela wins year's second women's 10m Air Rifle World Cup gold
The shooter from Jaipur shot a score of 251 in the final to outshine Wang Luyao of China, who shot 250.8, to settle for the silver medal. Another Chinese shooter, Xu Hong, finished third with a score of 229.4 in the final.
May 26, 2019, 19:23 PM IST
Mairaj Ahmad Khan misses men's skeet final at Shotgun World Cup
Vincent Hancock, twice Olympic and four-time world champion from USA, won gold in the event.
May 11, 2019, 18:23 PM IST
Mexico Shotgun World Cup: Indian shooters to fight for eight Olympic quota places
There are two quota places each on offer in women's Trap, men's Trap, women's Skeet and men's Skeet disciplines.
Mar 17, 2019, 21:34 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu fail to make 10m Air Pistol final
Manu posted a score of 573 to make a 14th-place finish, while Heena finished at the lowly 25th spot after posting 571 points in the tournament.
Feb 26, 2019, 15:46 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters fail to make 10m air rifle final
The three Indians in the fray, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar finished 12th, 14th and 34th, respectively in 10m air rifle event.
Feb 25, 2019, 15:51 PM IST
ISSF World Cup 2019: Saurabh Chaudhary strikes gold in 10m Air Pistol event
The 16-year-old, who was competing with eight other shooters in the final of the event, posted a world record score of 245 to take the top honors.
Feb 24, 2019, 15:47 PM IST
It's been tough: Apurvi Chandela after clinching gold medal in ISSF World Cup 2019
Chandela made the country proud at the Dr Karni Shooting Range in New Delhi, shattering a world record by shooting a total of 252.9 points.
Feb 23, 2019, 18:39 PM IST
ISSF World Cup 2019: Apurvi Chandela shoots gold in 10m Air Rifle event
With the win, Chandela has picked her third individual medal at a World Cup stage.
Feb 23, 2019, 15:15 PM IST
Raninder Singh becomes first Indian to be elected ISSF vice-president
Former trap shooter Raninder SIngh, 51, also heads the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Dec 01, 2018, 11:42 AM IST
Anjum Moudgil finishes disappointing 6th in Munich Shooting WC
India's Anjum Moudgil reached her second International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage final of the year, only to finish a disappointing sixth in the women's Rifle 3 Positions event at Munich on Sunday.
May 27, 2018, 20:26 PM IST
Shahzar Rizvi becomes World No.1 in 10m air pistol rankings
Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi on Tuesday grabbed the number one spot in ISSF world rankings, riding on his silver medal-winning performance in the just-concluded World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
May 01, 2018, 11:55 AM IST
New Delhi shooting World Cup to offer 16 Olympic quotas
A total of 360 quotas will be distributed in the 15 Olympic shooting events. The tournament in New Delhi, which will be held at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges, will offer two quotas each in both individual men and women's sections for 10 air rifle, 10m air pistol, rifle 3 position and rapid fire pistol.
Mar 20, 2018, 17:34 PM IST
Tendulkar hails India's shooting contingent for record showing in Mexico ISSF event
India's shooting team that that topped the medals tally in Guadalajara, Mexico has drawn big praise from none other other than Sachin Tendulkar.
Mar 13, 2018, 16:07 PM IST
World No.1 shooters likely to get direct 2020 Tokyo Olympic entry
As per the proposed rule, quota place allocation will start from the 2018 ISSF World Championship to be held in Changwon, Korea from August 31 to September 14.
Nov 08, 2017, 19:19 PM IST
ISSF Junior World Championship: India's Yashaswini Singh Deswal bags gold in 10m air pistol
Her effort helped India consolidate their position at second place in the medal tally with two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze medal.
Jun 26, 2017, 09:19 AM IST
ISSF 2017: India finish fifth with five medals at shooting World Cup
India`s Sheeraz Sheikh ended at the sixth position in the men`s Skeet event on the final day of the tournament.
Mar 03, 2017, 09:55 AM IST
