Anish Bhanwala clinched bronze in the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol (RFP), his third Asian Championship medal, as Kazakhstan dominated day eight of the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship.
Kazakhstan shooter Sofiya Shulzhenko set a new world record in the 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) women's event, enroute winning gold at the Asian Championship Rifle/Pistol, even as India picked up two more gold medals on day seven of competitions at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here in th
Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of five operatives and recovered six sophisticated pistols, 115 grams heroin and Rs 11.90 lakhs drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab
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
Security forces operating across various districts of Manipur have recovered a substantial cache of arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles and pistols, and destroyed approximately 27 acres of illegal poppy plantations, according to a press note released by the Manipur Police Control
Olympians Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta teamed up to clinch gold in the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event as India crossed the 50 mark in total medals in the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship, which is being held here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.
As per the information, Satwinderpal Singh alias Lucky Oberoi was shot dead by unidentified assailants on a white Activa on Friday morning at the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Parking in Model Town, Jalandhar, while he was leaving after paying obeisance.
Meghana Sajjanar joined Elavenil on the podium after securing the bronze medal, while Manyata Singh and Aneesha Sharma, along with Shambhavi, ensured India swept the Junior women's podium, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
The mixed team pairs of Mukesh Nelavalli and Vanshika Chaudhary and Girish Gupta and Shiksha Saran secured gold in the 10m Air Pistol junior and youth mixed team events, respectively, to start off India's medal haul earlier in the day.
India's Samrat Singh and Suruchi Singh won the silver medal in the Asian Shooting Championships 2026 10m air pistol mixed team event held in New Delhi on Thursday, finishing a close second behind the Uzbekistan duo
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.