Shooting

Gagan Narang-Pooja Ghatkar win silver medal in Czech Republic shooting meet

Olympic medallist Gagan Narang made a fine comeback to the 10m air rifle event as he combined with young Pooja Ghatkar to win the mixed team silver medal in the Grand Prix of Liberation international shooting competition in Pilsen, Czech Republic on Sunday.

May 06, 2018, 22:54 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

ISSF World Cup: Sheeraz Sheikh best-placed Indian in men's skeet

Sheeraz Sheikh shot 49 out of 50 and was the best-placed Indian shooter at 11th position with three more qualification rounds to go in the men's skeet event of the ISSF World Cup on Saturday.

Apr 28, 2018, 18:00 PM IST

Tejaswini Sawant misses final by a point in ISSF World Cup

Seasoned Indian shooter Tejaswini Sawant missed out on qualifying for the women's 50m rifle 3 positions final by a point as China and Russia continued their dominance in the ISSF World Cup here on Friday.

Apr 27, 2018, 13:26 PM IST

Manu Bhaker, Om Prakash Mitharwal finish 4th in 10m mixed team air pistol event at ISSF World Cup

This was India's fourth fourth-place finish in the World Cup stage 2. The pair had earlier shot a qualification world record in the event, shooting a combined 778 to claim the record by a point from the German couple Christian and Sandra Reitz, who won silver after qualifying in fifth place.

Apr 26, 2018, 14:09 PM IST

Disappointing fourth day for Indian shooters at ISSF World Cup

Indian shooters, including Heena Sidhu, Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala, could not make the finals of their respective events on the fourth day of the ISSF World Cup here.

Apr 25, 2018, 20:14 PM IST

Shahzar Rizvi's silver opens India's account at ISSF World Cup in Korea

Shahzar Rizvi clinched India's first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup, winning a silver in the 10m air pistol event. Rizvi, who had won the gold medal in his first appearance in the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico in March, fell short by just 0.2 points this time. He bagged the silver medal in the intriguing contest, scoring 239.8. 

Apr 24, 2018, 11:38 AM IST

Ravi Kumar, Arjun Babuta miss out on medal at ISSF World Cup

 Indian shooters Ravi Kumar and Arjun Babuta missed out on a medal on Sunday after raising hopes on the first day of the ISSF World Cup Stage 2

Apr 22, 2018, 18:14 PM IST

Dropping shooting from 2022 CWG huge setback for India: Abhinav Bindra

Durban was to originally host the 2022 CWG but it later expressed its inability to host the Games due to financial problems.

Apr 20, 2018, 12:43 PM IST

CWG 2018 gold medallist Manu Bhaker trashes reports of being 'insulted'

“Why do journalists go to any extent to create a sensational news? This, I believe, they do when they can’t get a story. Such type of wrong propaganda should be stopped,” said the miffed shooter.

Apr 18, 2018, 10:49 AM IST

CWG medal a huge boost for me, says shooter Mehuli Ghosh

Teenage shooting sensation Mehuli Ghosh reckons that her silver medal at the just-concluded 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) is a huge boost as it will help her at future competitions.

Apr 17, 2018, 18:51 PM IST

India should boycott 2022 CWG, says NRAI chief Raninder Singh

 National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh on Tuesday said the country must boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham if shooting is not reinstated.

Apr 17, 2018, 18:25 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Sanjeev Rajput shoots Gold in men's 50m Rifle 3

India's Sanjeev Rajput clinched the gold medal in men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast on Saturday.

Apr 14, 2018, 11:29 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Boxer Gaurav Solanki wins Gold in men's 52kg flyweight

Indian boxer Gaurav Solanki won the gold medal in the men's flyweight (52-kilogram) category at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Saturday.

Apr 14, 2018, 09:53 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooters Sanjeev Rajput, Chain Singh enter men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions final

Shooters Sanjeev Rajput and Chain Singh took the top two spots in the qualification stage of the men`s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the Gold Coast Games.

Apr 14, 2018, 07:38 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooter Shreyasi finishes 5th in women's Trap

Indian shooter Shreyasi Singh finished fifth in the women's Trap event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia's Gold Coast on Friday.

Apr 13, 2018, 13:19 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: 15-year-old Anish Bhanala shoots gold, becomes India's youngest ever medal winner at CWG

Indian shooter Anish set a new record to win Gold in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol competition at the 21st CWG in Australia's Gold Coast on Friday.

Apr 13, 2018, 10:20 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooter Tejaswini Sawant wins Gold, Anjum Moudgil bags Silver in women's 50m Rifle 3

Indian shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil on Friday bagged a Gold and Silver respectively in women's 50m Rifle 3 final at the 21st Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Apr 13, 2018, 09:14 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooter Tejaswini Sawant takes silver in women's 50m Rifle Prone

Shooter Tejaswini Sawant notched up a score of 618.9 points to bag a Silver - fifth for India - at the 2018 Gold Coast CWG events.

Apr 12, 2018, 11:12 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shreyasi Singh wins Gold, know more about the Delhi-born shooter

The Delhi-born Shreyasi won the individual Silver medal in double trap in Glasgow

Apr 11, 2018, 12:40 PM IST