Suruchi spoke to ANI on the sidelines of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year awards, where she was nominated but the award went to Indian batting superstar Smriti Mandhana.
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
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.
To make the cut for the first National Squad of 2026, scores of the first two trials are mandatory, adding to the importance of these trials. Top Shooters will like to test themselves in top international competitions early, in order to find out how sharp they are and where they need to impr
Manu shot 36 in the final to secure the gold, finishing four hits clear of Divya T.S. of Karnataka, who took silver with 32. Anjali Choudhary claimed the bronze medal after hitting 28 targets. Rhythm Sangwan (22) finished fourth, followed by Arshdeep Kaur (18), Annu Raj Singh (14) and Anuja
Indian shooter Simranpreet Kaur delivered a stellar performance at the ISSF World Cup Final 2025, clinching the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event and equalling the junior world record in Doha on Sunday. Meanwhile, Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker finished her campaign without a podi
Paris Olympics Manu Bhaker, world champion Samrat Rana, are part of a 15-member shooting squad for India that will represent ISSF World Cup Final 2025. The ISSF World Cup Final 2025 will be held in Doha from Thursday, as per Olympics.com.
Kiren Rijiju, India's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, met the two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and expressed his admiration for the 23-year-old pistol shooter, praising her dedication and saying her achievements inspire the next generation of Indian athletes.
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
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)