India is at sixth position in the medal tally of the championships with a total of 15 medals, consisting of six gold, three silver and six bronze medals. China is the table topper with 32 medals, including 17 golds
Sameer had shot 573 in qualification to finish fourth and then had 10 hits to Yangpan's 12 in the ranking round to make it to the medal round. Meanwhile, teammate Udhayveer Sidhu also made it to the ranking matches but finished fourth in his one to be eliminated.
At the Olympic Shooting Range 'Pampas' on Sunday, none of the six shooters across the Skeet Men and Women's competition could cross the qualification hurdle
In the Skeet Men competition, all three Indians shot identical scores of 93. On countback, however, Gurjoat Khangura was placed 58th, Mairaj Ahmad Khan was 64th and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka was placed 65th in the 22-strong field. In Women's Skeet, Maheshwari Chauhan is the best-placed Indi
Bhowneesh Mendiratta claimed India's first Paris Olympics quota spot in shooting on debut at the ISSF Shotgun World Championships taking place in Osijek, Croatia. Mendiratta claimed 4th place in overall in the men's Trap final
The pair of Vivaan Kapoor and Shreyasi Singh finished 15th with a score of 140 out of 150 while Prithviraj Tondaiman and Manisha Keer were further back with 138 for a 24th place finish.
Elavenil Valarivan showed promise when she joined Gun for Glory in 2014. She announced her arrival on the world stage when won the silver medal in the 2018 World junior Championships. Her big moment came when she won gold in ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro becoming only the fifth Indian wom