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India to host Junior Shooting World Cup in 2025

India will host its ninth major shooting championship in ten years after the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) granted the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) the rights to hold the Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in 2025.

The Times of India

ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters ready to take on the world

NEW DELHI: Tilottama Sen has had a rollercoaster of emotions in the past three months. The 16-year-old shooter from Bengaluru, who had clinched the quota for the Paris Games, was poised to become the youngest Indian Olympian. However, she couldn't hold her quota in the trials in May.

The Times of India

13 gold, 24 medals in total! Indian shooters rule at Junior World Championships

India's junior shooters concluded their impressive performance at the ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun by securing a gold medal in the men's 50m pistol team event.

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India shooter reports late for final, loses potential medal at Junior World Championships

At the ISSF Junior Shooting World Championship held in Lima, Peru, India missed out on a possible medal due to a penalty imposed on one of its pistol marksmen. The athlete was sanctioned with a two-point deduction for arriving late to the preparation area prior to the 10m air pistol…

The Times of India

Manu Bhaker rested for ISSF World Cup Final

NEW DELHI: In the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final, Rhythm Sangwan will be the only shooter from India to compete in two events. This is because double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker chose to take a three-month break after her performances in the Paris Games.

The Times of India

Amber Rutter wants ‘apology for incorrect decision’ that ended gold medal hopes

Rutter had to settle for silver in the women’s skeet final.

The Independent UK

India announced as host for shooting World Cup Final in October

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has chosen India to host the prestigious World Cup Final (WCF) at Delhi's Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges in October. The event will feature the world's top shooters competing in pistol, rifle and shotgun disciplines to crown the best performers of the year.

The Times of India

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Who is Sarabjot Singh, India's latest Olympic medallist

NEW DELHI: Ace shooter Sarabjot Singh, who 'gave up football to pursue shooting', won India's second medal with Manu Bhaker at Paris Olympics when the duo won the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event bronze medal match against Korea 16-10.

The Times of India

Indian shooting squad for Paris Olympics announced; Shreyasi added

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), on Friday announced a final 21-member Indian Shooting team for the Paris 2024 Olympics, after the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) accepted their request for a quota swap. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Shreyasi Singh included in India's shooting squad for Paris Olympics after ISSF approval for quota swap

India's shooting contingent for the 2024 Paris Olympics will now have trap shooter Shreyasi Singh part of it now after the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) approved National Rifle Association of India's (NRAI) request for a quota swap.

The Times of India

Skeet shooter Maheshwari takes India’s Paris Olympics quotas tally to highest-ever 21

PUNE: Dhanpat Singh Chauhan built a private shooting range in a small town of Siana in Jalore district of Rajasthan in 2010 in hopes to see his granddaughter train and play for India.

The Times of India

Manavjit Sandhu set to be disqualified from Olympic Qualifiers after his gun stock fails test

NEW DELHI: Manavjit Singh Sandhu's quest to qualify for the Paris Olympics suffered a huge setback on Saturday after his gun stock failed the equipment control test ahead of Asian Qualifiers in Kuwait, a development the veteran shooter blamed on "politics".

The Times of India

Shooter loses thumb in freak accident at range

NEW DELHI: In an unfortunate incident, Pushpender Kumar, a national-level shooter, lost his left thumb after the compressed cylinder attached below the barrel of his 10m air pistol gun exploded when he was filling it up.

The Times of India

Organisers did not follow due procedure before disqualifying Dhanush: NRAI

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has flayed the organisers of the ongoing Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea for disqualifying air rifle shooter Dhanush Srikanth without adopting “correct procedure” and also lodged a protest with them.

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Indian rifle shooter Nischal bags silver in Rio World Cup

Nischal wins silver in Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at ISSF World Cup in Rio. 16-member Indian contingent returns with 1 gold, 1 silver & 7th position in standings. Rahi Sarnobat & Chain Singh narrowly miss finals. Nischal's 458.0 score in final behind Norwegian rifle ace Jeanette Hegg Duestad's 461.5.…

The Times of India

Top India pistol shooter removed from Worlds contingent because of 'minor scuffle', claims father

NEW DELHI: Ankait Tomar, a prominent 21-year-old centre-fire pistol shooter, was unexpectedly dropped from the Indian squad set to participate in the ISSF World Championships in Baku. This decision, made a week prior to the team's departure, was attributed to a 'minor scuffle with a fellow shooter," said his father…

The Times of India

Golden start for Indian shooters at Changwon junior world championships

NEW DELHI: Talented shooters Shubham Bisla and Sainyam gave India a golden start at the ISSF World Junior Championship, winning the men's and women's 10m Air Pistol competitions in Changwon, Korea here on Sunday.

The Hindu

ISSF Junior World Cup | India bags two more golds, medal tally reaches 11

India picked up two more golds at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Junior

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Mairaj and Ganemat skeet mixed team strikes gold at Shotgun World Cup

CAIRO: Veteran shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan and young Ganemat Sekhon won gold in the skeet mixed team event, giving India its first medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup here on Sunday.

The Times of India

ISSF discards rule that pitted top two shooters for gold, goes back to Tokyo Games format

NEW DELHI: The International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) has done away with an additional stage in the finals that pitted the two top scorers for gold medal at World Cups and other big-ticket events including the Olympics, and reverted to the old format.

The Times of India

Not allowing Russia’s participation against Olympic spirit, says ISSF chief Rossi

PUNE: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) president Luciano Rossi is a worried man these days. As the clock to the Paris Olympics is ticking, Rossi has too much on his plate. His biggest worry is that like most international sports federations, the ISSF too has banned participation of Russian…

The Times of India

ISSF World Cup: Sarbajot Singh leaves world champion behind to storm to his first senior gold

BHOPAL: The dramatic first final of the ISSF World Cup here, which saw a Chinese shooter forgetting to fire, ended in equally dramatic fashion as India's Sarabjot Singh blanked Azerbaijan's Ruslan Lunev 16-0 to storm to his maiden senior 10m air pistol World Cup medal, a gold, to open India's…

The Times of India

Indian shooting's renewed push will pleasantly surprise you, says NRAI president Raninder Singh

BHOPAL: The energy inside the Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre here was electric. The state sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia, in the presence of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, looked very satisfied at the occasion, as her dream of bringing international sports events to Bhopal had materialized with the ISSF…

The Times of India

World champion rifle shooter Rudrankksh, Moudgil await big pay cheque from President's Cup

NEW DELHI: India's teenage world champion rifle shooter Rudrankksh Patil is not sure when he will receive the biggest pay cheque of his fledgling career -- 15,000 euros (Rs 13.25 lakhs approx) for winning the prestigious President's Cup -- due to a change of guard at the international shooting federation.

The Times of India

Following in Abhinav Bindra's footsteps, new world champion Rudrankksh Patil says 'it took time to sink in'

When 18-year-old Rudrankksh Patil defeated Arjun Babuta for the National Games gold two weeks ago, he was in disbelief having outplayed the World Cup gold medallist in the final. On Friday, the Thane teen clinched gold in the men’s 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo. In…

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