National-level Shooter Konica Layak dies by suicide, blames 'depression' in suicide note for taking her life
A young national level shooter Konica Layak was found hanging at her hostel in Bally in Howrah district, police said.
Dec 16, 2021, 19:11 PM IST
On this day in 2008: Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold
Bindra started his Olympic journey in Sydney in 2000 and had qualified in three Olympic finals.
Aug 11, 2020, 17:21 PM IST
Abhinav Bindra gave confidence to many shooters like me: Abhishek Verma
"Abhinav Bindra's gold medal in shooting completely transformed the shooting landscape in our country. It gave that confidence to many aspiring shooters like me that I too can perform well in the
Feb 06, 2020, 17:29 PM IST
India bags eight medals on day two of Asian Shooting Championships
The contingent was able to win five medals on day one of the competition and now the total medal tally stands at - five gold, three silver, and six bronze medals. Kuwait, Chinese Taipei, and Qatar
Nov 06, 2019, 21:58 PM IST
Ace shooter Heena Sidhu slams Malala Yousafzai over her remarks on Kashmir
Reacting to this, Sidhu asked if Malala suggested handing over Kashmir to Pakistan. Sidhu highlighted the plight of education in Pakistan and jibed saying that girls "like yourself have had tooooo
Sep 16, 2019, 18:15 PM IST
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary win gold in 10 m Air pistol mixed team event at ISSF World Cup 2019
The Indian pair shot a total of 483.5 points to finish on top of the podium and end the tournament with a flourish after a few results that did not go their way over the last three days.
Feb 27, 2019, 16:42 PM IST
Youth Olympic Games 2018: 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary shoots gold in 10m air pistol
Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary on Wednesday clinched India's third Youth Olympics gold medal at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Oct 11, 2018, 13:39 PM IST
16-year-old Manu Bhaker bags India’s first-ever gold in shooting at Youth Olympics
Manu Bhaker on Tuesday clinched India's first-ever Youth Olympics gold medal in shooting on Tuesday.
Oct 10, 2018, 08:37 AM IST
ISSF World Shooting Championship: Udhayveer Sidhu bags Gold in Junior Men’s 25m Pistol
Indian shooter Udhayveer Sidhu on Thursday bagged a Gold medal in the Junior Men’s 25m pistol final at the 52nd World Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea.
Sep 13, 2018, 11:39 AM IST
Saurabh Chaudhary's golden run continues, shoots world record in 10m Air Pistol at Junior World Championship
The 16-year-old Asian Games gold medalist hit a junior world record with a score of 245.5 in the 10m Air Pistol final to seal the yellow metal.
Sep 06, 2018, 09:43 AM IST
Asian Games 2018: 15-year-old Shardul Vihan bags Silver medal for India in Double Trap event
Vihan is the youngest athlete in the contingent. He lost to the North Korean shooter Shin Hyunwoo.
Aug 23, 2018, 15:10 PM IST
Shooter Rahi Sarnobat eyes podium finish in Asian Games 2018 on comeback trail
On a comeback trail after a long hiatus due to an injury leading to poor form, two-time Commonwealth Games champion pistol shooter Rahi Sarnobat is targeting a podium finish at the Asian Games
Aug 02, 2018, 17:09 PM IST
Shooter Jitu Rai dropped from TOP scheme
Star shooter Jitu Rai has been dropped from the latest list of sportspersons being supported by the much touted Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
Jul 19, 2018, 12:49 PM IST
ISSF Junior World Cup: Anish Bhanwala bags gold in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
The National Champion topped the qualification round before that by quite a distance; shooting 585 while second placed qualifier Jueming Zhang of China managed 579, a good six points behind.
Mar 27, 2018, 07:34 AM IST
Gagan Narang not in favor of mixed-gender events in shooting at Olympics
Abhinav Bindra recommended mixed-gender team events for the Olympic Games
Feb 08, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
Olympian predicts record medal haul from Indian shooters at 2016 Rio Games
A strong 12-member shooting squad will be representing India at Rio de Janeiro.
Jul 24, 2016, 20:44 PM IST
2016 Rio setback for India: Olympics shooter down in Lausanne
The Army shooter – who will represent India in 50m rifle prone and 50m rifle 3 position events at the Rio Games.
Jul 23, 2016, 19:37 PM IST
New Delhi confirmed as the venue for 2017 ISSF Shooting World Cup
This is in addition to the ISSF World Cup series scheduled to be held in the capital in February.
Jun 30, 2016, 19:19 PM IST
