Karan Singh has chalked out macro and micro plans to achieve his goal of winning a berth in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Immediately after competing here at the 37th National Games in Goa, he will fly back to France and prepare for the November 8 to November 10 Algeria World Cup, his first
The Men's Skeet team comprising Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, struck gold when their combined total of 358 was enough to pip team Korea by a point at the 15th Asian Shooting Championship (ASC), currently underway in Changwon, Korea.
Sarabjot Singh shot 221.1 in the final to finish behind two Chinese, Zhang Yifan (gold, 243.7) and Liu Jinyao (242.1) respectively. The Indian had earlier qualified for the top eights with a score of 581, which helped in clinching the eighth spot.
Riding on the success of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian tennis star Rutuja Bhosale is now aiming to secure 2024 Paris Olympics quota and break into top-200 to ensure more Grand Slam presence in her career.
The 33-member squad came back from Hangzhou, China, with a historic best-ever haul of 22 medals, including seven gold from the continental multi-sport extravaganza.
"We went for a gold medal, but we won a bronze. We are still happy. We couldn't perform our best in the semi-final match... We will try to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the coming qualifier matches."
"This season, somewhere in terms of distance, I felt slightly bad, I had injuries through the season. I wanted to end the 90m question this season, sorry I was not able to," Neeraj said during a virtual interaction.
Men's hockey team skipper Harmanpreet Singh, who found the net twice in India's gold medal triumph in the Asian Games, is now eying the Paris Olympics.