Harmehar Singh Lally and Sanjana Sood won a silver in the Skeet Mixed Team competition on day four of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Juniors in Changwon
India finished day three of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Juniors in Changwon, Korea, on top of the medal tally, sneaking ahead of China with four gold medals to their kitty.
This was India’s third gold of the competition and they find themselves, on second spot, in the medal tally currently, with a silver and two bronze medals to boot. China leads the tally with the same number of gold and bronze as India, but with an additional silver to show for their efforts.
India's six-member Skeet shooting team comprises of senior pro and Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Gurjoat Khangura in Men's Skeet, while Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore and Maheshwari Chauhan take aim in the Women's Skeet competition.
A 22-member Rifle and Pistol squad will travel to Baku to vie for as many as 32 Paris Olympic quota places up for grabs there while a 21-member squad will make the trip to Hangzhou.
Anuradha Devi led a Haryana sweep in the women's event while Kunal after a seesaw battle with Uttar Pradesh's Varun Tomar, clinched it in the final 24th shot to emerge triumphant. Kunal Rana shot 586 in qualification to top the field, even as another Haryana shooter Sumit, also finished on t
Saurabh Chaudhary's welcome return to the winner's circle was the highlight of the penultimate day of the National Selection Trials 5 and 6 for Group A Rifle and Pistol shooters. Fellow Olympian Manu Bhaker also registered back-to-back wins, while Paris 2024 quota winner Swapnil Kusale, notc
Manu Bhaker won Women's 25m Pistol T6 final with a score of 39, just one below the world record and after registering a blank in the second five-shot series. Shriyanka Sadangi took home the Women's 10m Air Rifle T6 title while Goldie Gujjar won the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) T5 competi
Bhavesh Shekhawat, who was second to Anish Bhanwala in the T5 trial earlier in the week, did not disappoint on Tuesday, scoring 33-hits in the final to upstage Army shooter Gurmeet who ended with 31-hits. In the women's air rifle final, Ramita was "in the zone", posting a wire-to-wire victor
The National Selection Trials 5 and 6 for Group A Rifle and Pistol shooters, currently underway at the DKSSR, assume greater importance given the Indian teams for the World Championships and the Asian Games are set to be selected right after.
Anish Bhanwala, Sri Karhtik Sabari Raj and Nishchal were among the first winners at the National Selection Trials 5 and Trial 6 for Group A Rifle and Pistol shooters, currently underway.
The all-events World Championships in Baku will have as many as 48 Paris 2024 Olympics quota places up for grabs and Shooters living their Olympic dreams, will first have to ensure they get a spot on the team, to grab one of those quotas for the country. Following the Asian Games in Septembe