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ISSF World Championships: Ashi, Anjum fail to qualify for women's 50m rifl
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Ashi Chouksey and Anjum Moudgil missed out on a place in the finals of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) after finishing 15th and 17th in qualification at the ongoing ISSF World Championships in Cairo, Egypt.
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Samrat Rana speaks on his parents and "livewires of his success" following
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Samrat's medal was historic as he was the first Indian to secure a individual gold medal at senior level in an Olympic-category pistol event. It was a dream that witnessed everything from a makeshift shooting range in his backyard to arenas all over the world with top-class facilities, and w
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ISSF World C'ship Rifle/Pistol: India add two silvers as Aishwary, Esha-Sa
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The two-time Olympian shot 466.9 in the 45-shot final to finish behind China's reigning Olympic champion Liu Yukun, who ended 0.2 ahead with 467.1. Newly crowned air pistol world champion Samrat Rana and Olympian and defending champion Esha Singh, also won silver in the 10m air pistol mixed
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ISSF World C'ship Rifle/Pistol: Anish Bhanwala shoots his way to silver me
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I have tried a lot of times before; my preparation has been good, but I could not deliver when it came to the competition. This time I was better prepared in my training and things worked out in my favour", said Anish, who has also booked his place for the World Cup Final, which will be hel
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ISSF World C'ship Rifle/Pistol: Arjun Babuta finishes seventh in air rifle
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Germany's Maximilian Dallinger clinched the gold medal, while defending World Champion Victor Lindgren of Sweden secured silver in a tightly contested final. Olympic champion Sheng Lihao of China took the bronze.
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FIDE World Cup 2025: World Champion Gukesh exits, while three Indians will
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
GM R Praggnanandhaa made the most of the slight advantage he gained in the middle game to beat GM Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia as four Indians booked a place in the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 here on Saturday, while World Champion Gukesh D was knocked out.
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ISSF World C'ship Cairo: Ravinder emerges as pistol world champion, Olympi
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks 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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FIDE World Cup 2025: Arjun Erigaisi, P Harikrishna register emphatic wins;
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
GM Arjun Erigaisi and P Harikrishna came up with near-perfect play with white, while world champion Gukesh D played out a draw with black pieces in the opening game of Round 3 in the FIDE World Cup 2025 here on Friday.
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ISSF Rifle/Pistol World C'ship Cairo: 15 Indians in action across five eve
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks 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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People's ArmWrestling Federation of India announces hosting of 2026 World
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In what is a landmark development for the sport of armwrestling, the People's ArmWrestling Federation of India (PAFI) is proud to announce that India will host the upcoming World ArmWrestling Championships next year in October.
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Manu Bhaker, Swapnil Kusale to spearhead India's 40-member squad for ISSF
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Paris 2024 medallists Manu Bhaker and Swapnil Kusale will be the highlights for India's 40-member shooting contingent at the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025, which gets underway in Cairo on Thursday
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World Champions India women's team set to depart for New Delhi
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Indian women's team is set to leave for the national capital from Mumbai on Tuesday to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi after lifting the maiden Women's World Cup title.
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