Tokyo Olympics 2020: India's medal hunt begins with archery on Saturday
If everything goes as per the script, India`s first medal should come from the women`s 10m air rifle event. Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan will be going into the 10m air rifle qualification round high on confidence as they have had good performances in the last couple of years.
Jul 23, 2021, 22:54 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics 2020: After struggles, sacrifices and success, Indian shooters eye Olympic glory
Ahead of the world's biggest sporting event, Saurabh Chaudhary remains composed and detached, focussing instead on trying to keep things simple and sticking to the basics to hit the bull's eye in his maiden Olympics.
Jul 23, 2021, 17:22 PM IST
After Maharashtra govt allows production activities, Amitabh Bachchan all set to resume shooting for ‘GoodBye’
The update has been shared by the Shahenshah in his latest blog and also seemed happy after seeing a decline in the number of COVID cases in Delhi and Mumbai.
Jun 09, 2021, 23:19 PM IST
Multiple people killed, injured in shooting at California's San Jose, suspect dead
An assailant opened fire at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning, killing an unspecified number of people and injuring others, the county sheriff`s office said.
May 26, 2021, 22:42 PM IST
ISSF WC: India win gold in men's skeet team event, women take silver
The Indian team defeated Qatar 6-2 in the final to bring a gold medal for the country.
Mar 22, 2021, 19:43 PM IST
Indian shooter tests positive for coronavirus, goes into isolation
Indian shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar has gone into home isolation after being tested positive for the deadly coronavirus that continues to threaten the world.
Nov 26, 2020, 13:11 PM IST
Miscreants open fire outside Shalimar Bagh restaurant in Delhi
Unidentified miscreants opened fire outside a restaurant in Shalimar area of the national capital on Monday (August 24) evening. The incident was captured on the CCTV.
Aug 25, 2020, 17:08 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
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
Olympic postponement won't hold back hungry new generation: Gagan Narang
Recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Olympic medallist, Gagan Narang in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, spoke on a lot of things ranging from the life in lockdown, postponement of Tokyo Olympics, financial struggles of sporting organisations, the impact of lack of live action on young shooters, his future goals and more.
May 15, 2020, 11:00 AM IST
'Young team needs to be guided in right direction' - Suma Shirur opens up on preparations during lockdown, Tokyo Olympics, and more
Former Olympian shooter and current high-performance coach with the Indian junior rifle team, Suma Shirur, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up on the challenges of training under lockdown, how players will regain rhythm post-COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of announcing shooting team for Olympics 15 months before the Games, the proposal of quarantine camps, and much more...
Apr 24, 2020, 13:36 PM IST
Shooter Manu Bhaker urges citizens to stay at home amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown
Earlier, Bhaker had donated a sum of Rs 1 lakh to Haryana Chief Minister's Relief Fund as a part of her contribution towards the country's fight against the deadly coronavirus.
Apr 18, 2020, 16:09 PM IST
Shooter Anjum Moudgil opens up on Olympics postponement, life in lockdown, love for painting and much more
Ace Indian shooter Anjum Moudgil, in an exclusive interview with WION’s Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up about a lot of things ranging from IOC's decision to postpone the Games, unable to train outdoors due to lockdown, shooting training at home, painting and much more.
Apr 06, 2020, 13:49 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
List of sports events postponed amid COVID-19 outbreak globally
According to Microsoft Bing Novel Coronavirus cases, there were around 2,00,071 positive cases of coronavirus in the world by Wednesday (March 18, 2020) afternoon. Whereas around 8,009 people have died due to the COVID-19.
Mar 18, 2020, 15:54 PM IST
Shooter Apurvi Chandela strikes gold in 10m air rifle event at Meyton Cup
Chandela shot a score of 251.4 to take the top medal in the event.
Jan 21, 2020, 18:18 PM IST
Gunman attacks Russian security service HQ in Moscow, kills employee
A gunman opened fire on the headquarters of Russia`s FSB security service in central Moscow on Thursday evening in a rare shooting incident that the FSB said had left at least one of its employees dead.
Dec 19, 2019, 23:58 PM IST
Six dead, including a cop and 2 suspects, in hours-long shootout in New Jersey
The two suspects killed acted alone, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly told a news conference hours later in the state's second-largest city, which sits directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The two gunmen and three civilian victims were pronounced dead inside the JC Kosher Supermarket. The slain police detective was fatally wounded near a cemetery about a mile away where the shooting apparently started when he tried to intercept one of the suspects.
Dec 11, 2019, 06:38 AM IST
South Asian Games 2019: India takes medal tally to 132
The contingent managed to win eight medals in athletics to take their tally to 132.
Dec 06, 2019, 15:48 PM IST
