[ad_1] His father N. Mukesh Kumar is a renowned hockey player, having represented India at three Olympics besides being an Asian Games gold medallist. Taking inspiration from him and his mother Nidhi, who was also an Asian Games medallist in hockey, the 14-year-old N. Ashutosh Kumar is aiming to be a shooter of repute. The […]
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[ad_1] Rudrankksh Patil outplayed Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar 16-6 in topping men’s air rifle in the sixth National shooting selection trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal on Monday. World Championship junior silver medallist and junior World Cup gold medallist, the 18-year-old Rudrankksh had qualified in second place behind Ravi Kumar (630.7), with […]
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[ad_1] Sports Bureau NEW DELHI August 19, 2022 18:14 IST Updated: August 19, 2022 18:20 IST Sports Bureau NEW DELHI August 19, 2022 18:14 IST Updated: August 19, 2022 18:20 IST World Cup gold medallist Akhil Sheoran regained control as he topped the men’s 50-metre rifle 3-position event in the sixth National shooting selection trials […]
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[ad_1] The Hindu takes a look at how India has fared across sports since Independence. The Hindu takes a look at how India has fared across sports since Independence. India has an incredibly rich past, even when it comes to sports. Indian sportspersons have attained glory and won across a variety of sporting disciplines at […]
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[ad_1] There is considerable interest and anxiety among shooters, with the selectors set to announce the team before the August 19 deadline There is considerable interest and anxiety among shooters, with the selectors set to announce the team before the August 19 deadline Will Olympian Kynan Chenai make the Indian trap team for the shotgun […]
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[ad_1] Olympian Anjum Moudgil continued to excel as she won the bronze medal in the 50-metre rifle 3-position event in the shooting World Cup in Changwon, Korea, on Sunday. The 28-year-old Anjum, who won air rifle silver at the World Championships, was winning her second successive medal in the World Cup series, following the silver […]
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[ad_1] It was another golden day for Indian shooting as Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane combined to beat Eszter Meszaros and Istvan Peni of Hungary 17-13 for the mixed air rifle gold in the shooting World Cup in Changwon, Korea, on Wednesday. The Indian pair, which had topped qualification with 634.3, asserted itself in […]
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[ad_1] Vivaan Kapoor was in superb form as he qualified for the ranking round with the second best score of 122 out of 125, but could not make it to the medal stage in men’s trap in the shooting World Cup in Changwon, Korea, on Tuesday. Prithviraj Tondaiman shot 120 and lost the chance to […]
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[ad_1] Arjun Babuta came up with some high quality shooting to clinch the gold beating Lucas Kozeniesky of the US 17-9 in men’s air rifle at the shooting World Cup in Changwon, Korea, on Monday. The 23-year-old Arjun was second in qualification with 630.5 and topped the second stage with 261.1 to make the gold […]
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[ad_1] Rohit Kumar Singh emerged the men’s air rifle champion, beating Mohit Gowda 17-13 in the gold contest, at the 20th Kumar Surendra Singh shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Wednesday. Hriday Hazarika finished 0.1 point ahead of the qualification topper Kiran Jadhav (633.5) to take the bronze. In the junior […]
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