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Esha nails maiden individual world championship medal with bronze in women
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Esha's effort came as India wrapped up engagements in the 10 Olympic events on schedule at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol, Cairo 2025, with a historic haul of one gold, four silver and two bronze medals. Overall, India lie third on the tabl
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ISSF World Championship: Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker in contention for finals
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Olympian Esha shot 294-11x (98, 97, 99) while double Olympic medalist Manu shot 292-11x (98, 96, 98) to keep herself within striking distance of the leaders. The third Indian in the fray, Rahi Sarnobat, is currently placed 56th with 284-7x (95, 96, 93)
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ISSF World Championships: Ashi, Anjum fail to qualify for women's 50m rifl
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ashi Chouksey and Anjum Moudgil missed out on a place in the finals of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) after finishing 15th and 17th in qualification at the ongoing ISSF World Championships in Cairo, Egypt.
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Samrat Rana speaks on his parents and "livewires of his success" following
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Samrat's medal was historic as he was the first Indian to secure a individual gold medal at senior level in an Olympic-category pistol event. It was a dream that witnessed everything from a makeshift shooting range in his backyard to arenas all over the world with top-class facilities, and w
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ISSF World C'ship Rifle/Pistol: India add two silvers as Aishwary, Esha-Sa
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The two-time Olympian shot 466.9 in the 45-shot final to finish behind China's reigning Olympic champion Liu Yukun, who ended 0.2 ahead with 467.1. Newly crowned air pistol world champion Samrat Rana and Olympian and defending champion Esha Singh, also won silver in the 10m air pistol mixed
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ISSF World C'ship Rifle/Pistol: Anish Bhanwala shoots his way to silver me
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I have tried a lot of times before; my preparation has been good, but I could not deliver when it came to the competition. This time I was better prepared in my training and things worked out in my favour", said Anish, who has also booked his place for the World Cup Final, which will be hel
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ISSF World C'ship Rifle/Pistol: Arjun Babuta finishes seventh in air rifle
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Germany's Maximilian Dallinger clinched the gold medal, while defending World Champion Victor Lindgren of Sweden secured silver in a tightly contested final. Olympic champion Sheng Lihao of China took the bronze.
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ISSF World C'ship Cairo: Ravinder emerges as pistol world champion, Olympi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The two-time Olympian and Asian champion Elavenil Valarivan clinched bronze, her first individual world medal, in sensational fashion in the women's 10m air rifle final won by reigning Olympic champion Ban Hyojin of South Korea, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of I
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ISSF Rifle/Pistol World C'ship Cairo: 15 Indians in action across five eve
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The women's and men's 10m air rifle finals, will no doubt be the showstoppers being popular Olympic events, with the non-Olympic 50m pistol event also giving out two gold medals on day one. A total of 720 athletes from 71 member federations will compete at Cairo's Olympic Shooting Range over
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Manu Bhaker, Swapnil Kusale to spearhead India's 40-member squad for ISSF
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Paris 2024 medallists Manu Bhaker and Swapnil Kusale will be the highlights for India's 40-member shooting contingent at the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025, which gets underway in Cairo on Thursday
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Peter Wilson honours bet, shaves head after Zoravar Singh Sandhu's histori
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Wilson, one of the most respected figures in global shotgun shooting, had pledged before the tournament that he would shave his head if any of his trainees returned home with a medal. Zoravar's bronze medal ensured the coach had to follow through with his vow, marking a unique celebration
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Zoravar's bronze in trap highlight for India as Athens Worlds conclude
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Veteran trap shooter Zoravar Singh Sandhu's brilliant bronze medal on the penultimate day was the highlight as the action concluded in the ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2025 at the Malakasa Shooting Range, Athens, Greece. Zoravar was the only athlete to qualify for a final in the champions
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