Anish Bhanwala clinched bronze in the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol (RFP), his third Asian Championship medal, as Kazakhstan dominated day eight of the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship.
Kazakhstan shooter Sofiya Shulzhenko set a new world record in the 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) women's event, enroute winning gold at the Asian Championship Rifle/Pistol, even as India picked up two more gold medals on day seven of competitions at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here in th
Led by Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), the Indian women boxers ruled the show at the World Boxing Cup Finals, winning 7 out of the 10 possible gold medals
Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on a gold as she went down to Vietnam's Thuy Trang Nguyen in an exciting final of 25m Women's Pistol that was decided at the end of two shoot-offs in the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship, New Delhi 2026, which is being held here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting
The mixed team pairs of Mukesh Nelavalli and Vanshika Chaudhary and Girish Gupta and Shiksha Saran secured gold in the 10m Air Pistol junior and youth mixed team events, respectively, to start off India's medal haul earlier in the day.
Reigning world champion Samrat Rana won bronze in the men's 10m air pistol where Uzbekistan's Vladimir Svechnikov won gold with an effort of 242.0 from Kazakhstan's Valeriy Rakhimzan, who finished a point behind. Samrat finished with 220.3.
Indian shooters, led by World Champion Samrat Rana, World Cup Final Champion Suruchi Singh, Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, and Esha Singh, will aim to give the hosts a strong start in the continental event.
A total of 311 athletes from 20 countries, including hosts India, are in the way across the junior and senior categories, where 30 medal sets are up for grabs. Youth competitions will also be held alongside, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Captain of the India Handball Team Atul Kumar, coach Naveen Punia and assistant coach Binoy DS expressed confidence for the 15th Asian Championship in Kuwait, which will run from January 15 to 29.
Rupa Bayor of Arunachal Pradesh capped off her 2025 season on a high by winning a bronze medal at the WT President Cup in Austria, a result that brought both relief and satisfaction after a challenging year on the international circuit.
Earlier this year, the 18-year-old had scripted history by becoming only the second Indian woman after Bobby Aloysius to win the Asian Championship high jump gold, scaling a personal best of 1.89 metres. Born to a mason in Boston village in Haryana's Fatehabad district, Pooja had been recove
Born and raised in Gurgaon, Haryana, the 21-year-old rider has trained extensively in Australia, gaining strong international experience across multiple eventing competitions in India, Europe, and Australia.