Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the stellar performance of Indian shooters at the recently concluded 15th Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea. India won a total of 55 medals to finish behind China
Arjun Babuta and Tilottama Sen bagged the shooting squad's ninth and 10th Paris 2024 Olympics quota places, on yet another golden day for India at the ongoing 15th Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon
Big names like Olympian Aishwarya Pratap Singh, Arjun Babuta and Hriday Hazarika were some of the top shooters in the eight-shooter final on Friday. The shooting competition is being held at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
At the trials, Manu Bhaker (21), who is the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup, beat local favourite Chinki Yadav 31-29 in the medal match to clinch the crown
Manu Bhaker outgunned on-the-comeback trail local favourite Chinki Yadav 31-29 in the medal match to clinch the women's 25m pistol title. Rhythm Sangwan won bronze through a shoot-off with Neha. Rhythm had topped the qualifying stage with a 583 ahead of Manu (580), with Chinki qualifying six
Punjab's Arjun overcame Assam's Hriday Hazarika 16-8 in the gold medal match at the Vattiyoorkkavu Shooting Range in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, where the Rifle nationals are taking place as read in a statement issued by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Arjun shot a quality 630.5 in the 60-shot qualification stage to finish second in the 53-strong field. Paarth on the other hand finished fifth with a score of 628.4. The finals are slated for Monday, July 11, 2022