IN PICS: Lakshya Sen to Umran Malik, meet India's fastest rising sporting stars who are making country proud
Here are six Indian athletes making heads turn with their performance and are potential Olympics medallists and World Cup winners. Check the full list.
May 18, 2022, 18:32 PM IST
ISSF World Cup 2022: Saurabh Chaudhary wins India's first gold in Cairo
19-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary Indian defeated Michael Schwald of Germany 16-6 in the gold medal match of the Men's 10m Air Pistol event.
Mar 01, 2022, 17:15 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary fail to reach 10m mixed air pistol event final
The duo totalled 380 across two series each in the second phase of the qualification. Things took a turn for the worst in the second phase as the Indians got off to a horrid start with Bhaker shooting a poor 92 in her first series to go with a 94 in the second.
Jul 27, 2021, 07:32 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Saurabh Chaudhary Finishes 7th In Men's 10m Air Pistol Final
Saurabh shot a total of 137.4 in the finals and as a result, he finished at the seventh spot. Riding high from his qualification round, the youngster would have been hopeful of winning a medal, but the final turned out to be a rather disappointing outing.
Jul 24, 2021, 11:01 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics 2020: After struggles, sacrifices and success, Indian shooters eye Olympic glory
Ahead of the world's biggest sporting event, Saurabh Chaudhary remains composed and detached, focussing instead on trying to keep things simple and sticking to the basics to hit the bull's eye in his maiden Olympics.
Jul 23, 2021, 17:22 PM IST
Saurabh Chaudhary smashes multiple records to win T1 air pistol trials
Asian Games gold medalist shooter Saurabh Chaudhary on Friday broke a series of records as he secured the 10m air pistol T1 men's event at the ongoing national shooting trials in New Delhi.
Jan 15, 2021, 22:07 PM IST
14th Asian Championship: India's Saurabh Chaudhary strikes silver in 10m air pistol
17-year-old Chaudhary shot a score of 244.5 to finish at the second spot on the podium in the summit showdown of the championship.
Nov 11, 2019, 17:32 PM IST
India finish with 5 gold medals at ISSF World Cup
Ace shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary defeated their Indian opponents Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma to claim the gold in 10m air pistol mixed team event.
Sep 03, 2019, 13:39 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary strike gold in 10m air pistol mixed team event
The Indian duo defeated the Ukraine pair of Olena Kostevych and Oleh Omelchuk in the summit showdown of 10m air pistol mixed team event to take the top honours.
May 30, 2019, 20:13 PM IST
Apurvi Chandela wins year's second women's 10m Air Rifle World Cup gold
The shooter from Jaipur shot a score of 251 in the final to outshine Wang Luyao of China, who shot 250.8, to settle for the silver medal. Another Chinese shooter, Xu Hong, finished third with a score of 229.4 in the final.
May 26, 2019, 19:23 PM IST
India top medal tally at Beijing Shooting World Cup
India topped the medals tally ahead of hosts China (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), who won five medals in total.
Apr 28, 2019, 16:59 PM IST
Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary triumph as India continue domination in Asian Airgun Championships
Manu won the women's 10m Air Pistol on day three of the competition while Saurabh bagged a team gold in the men's event.
Mar 29, 2019, 17:42 PM IST
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary win gold in 10 m Air pistol mixed team event at ISSF World Cup 2019
The Indian pair shot a total of 483.5 points to finish on top of the podium and end the tournament with a flourish after a few results that did not go their way over the last three days.
Feb 27, 2019, 16:42 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters fail to make 10m air rifle final
The three Indians in the fray, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar finished 12th, 14th and 34th, respectively in 10m air rifle event.
Feb 25, 2019, 15:51 PM IST
ISSF World Cup 2019: Saurabh Chaudhary strikes gold in 10m Air Pistol event
The 16-year-old, who was competing with eight other shooters in the final of the event, posted a world record score of 245 to take the top honors.
Feb 24, 2019, 15:47 PM IST
Shooter Saurabh Chaudhary makes India, his parents proud with Asian Airgun gold
Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary on Thursday won a gold medal in 10m air pistol junior men’s event of the Asian Airgun championship in Kuwait.
Nov 09, 2018, 14:15 PM IST
Youth Olympic Games 2018: 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary shoots gold in 10m air pistol
Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary on Wednesday clinched India's third Youth Olympics gold medal at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Oct 11, 2018, 13:39 PM IST
Saurabh Chaudhary's golden run continues, shoots world record in 10m Air Pistol at Junior World Championship
The 16-year-old Asian Games gold medalist hit a junior world record with a score of 245.5 in the 10m Air Pistol final to seal the yellow metal.
Sep 06, 2018, 09:43 AM IST
Saurabh Chaudhary, a farmer's son, is India's latest shooting sensation by winning Gold at Asian Games
Expectations were high from Chaudhary as he had broken the world record on way to winning a gold in the Junior World Cup in Germany a couple of months ago.
Asian Games: Indian shooter Abhishek Verma wins bronze in 10m Air Pistol event
Indian shooter Abhishek Verma has won the second bronze medal for India in the 18th edition of Asian Games, being held in Indonesia. The 29-year-old shooter won the medal in 10m Air Pistol Men event.
Aug 21, 2018, 10:50 AM IST
