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"Expect a rich haul of medals....": BFI president Ajay Singh on India's pe
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 officially come to life on Sunday in Greater Noida, the opening ceremony kicking off what promises to be a landmark week in global boxing. After a landmark World Championships in 2023, this marks India's first major international boxing tournament on home soi
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Esha nails maiden individual world championship medal with bronze in women
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Esha's effort came as India wrapped up engagements in the 10 Olympic events on schedule at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol, Cairo 2025, with a historic haul of one gold, four silver and two bronze medals. Overall, India lie third on the tabl
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ISSF World Championship: Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker in contention for finals
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Olympian Esha shot 294-11x (98, 97, 99) while double Olympic medalist Manu shot 292-11x (98, 96, 98) to keep herself within striking distance of the leaders. The third Indian in the fray, Rahi Sarnobat, is currently placed 56th with 284-7x (95, 96, 93)
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Amateur Mahreen Bhatia leads by two over Vani in 15th leg of WPGT
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Mahreen, who has been on the podium more than once in the US Kids World Championship, shot a second round of 5-under 66 that included an eagle and four birdies against one bogey on the back nine
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Shri Rajkumar to be Mentor for STAIRS National Swimming Development Progra
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14: The STAIRS Foundation (The Society for Transformation, Inclusion, and Recognition through Sports), a National Sports Promotion Organisation (NSPO) recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, today announced that Shri Rajkumar, Senior Vice President
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ISSF World Championships: Ashi, Anjum fail to qualify for women's 50m rifl
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks 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 : 4 months, 2 weeks 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 : 4 months, 2 weeks 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 : 4 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 : 4 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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ISSF World C'ship Cairo: Ravinder emerges as pistol world champion, Olympi
Updated : 4 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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ISSF Rifle/Pistol World C'ship Cairo: 15 Indians in action across five eve
Updated : 4 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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