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ISSF World C'ship Cairo: Ravinder emerges as pistol world champion, Olympi
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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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Peter Wilson honours bet, shaves head after Zoravar Singh Sandhu's histori
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks 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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Focus shifts to trap events as India renew medal hunt at World C'ship Shot
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Starting tomorrow (October 15), six Indian trap shooters - Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat, and Kirti Gupta in women's and Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Vivaan Kapoor, and Bhowneesh Mendiratta in men's trap, will take to the Malakasa Shooting Range in the Greek capital for the first 50 targets of the
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ISSF Junior WC: India sweep podium in 10 m air rifle women's event
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ojasvi Thakur emerged as the champion with a score of 252.7, firing two brilliant 10.9s on her 8th and 16th shots to seal the gold medal. Teammate Hrudya Shri Kondur secured the silver with 250.2. At the same time, qualification leader Shambhavi S Kshirsagar completed the all-India podium wi
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ISSF Junior WC: India's 16-year-old Jonathan steals show to win men's 10 m
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Italy's Luca Arrighi took silver with 236.3 (572-21x), while Spain's Lucas Sanchez Tome claimed bronze on 215.1 (573-11x). The final also witnessed the tournament's first shoot-off, where Iran's Hosein Gohari edged past Italy's Gabriele Aldo Villani for sixth place, after both were tied on 1
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ISSF WC: Meghana wins bronze in air rifle, India ends 5th
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Meghana shot 230.0 in the final as Norwegian ace Jeanette Hegg Duestad took silver while Peng took gold, replacing compatriot Wang Zifei's earlier world record score of 254.8, with a 255.3 of her own, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
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ISSF WC: Bhavesh Shekhawat in strong position after Stage 1 of 25m Rapid F
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
However, in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions, the Indian challenge fell short with none of the shooters making it to the final round, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
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ISSF World Cup Ningbo: Italy's Danilo Sollazzo sets new men's air rifle fi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Indian shooters meanwhile, despite some solid performances, were still searching for a first final appearance at the Ningbo World Cup, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
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ISSF WC Ningbo: Samrat Rana misses final on inner 10s as Divya T.S. stays
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Meanwhile, Divya TS produced a composed effort in the Women's 25m Pistol (SPW) Precision Stage, staying well within the top eight and in contention for a finals berth with the Rapid-Fire stage to follow tomorrow, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
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India's Rifle and Pistol Mixed Teams misses out on medal in Ningbo
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the pistol mixed team event, the Indian pairs finished 11th and 13th in qualification, while in the rifle mixed team, the Indian pairs were placed 14th and 34th, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
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Abhay, Raiza tops National Shotgun Selection Trials 4
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Raiza also topped the women's qualification rounds in the lineup of 19 athletes, while Asian Shooting Championship gold medalist Anantjeet Singh Naruka topped the men's qualification among 35 athletes, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
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