'Young team needs to be guided in right direction' - Suma Shirur opens up on preparations during lockdown, Tokyo Olympics, and more
Former Olympian shooter and current high-performance coach with the Indian junior rifle team, Suma Shirur, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up on the challenges of training under lockdown, how players will regain rhythm post-COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of announcing shooting team for Olympics 15 months before the Games, the proposal of quarantine camps, and much more...
Apr 24, 2020, 13:36 PM IST
Shooter Manu Bhaker urges citizens to stay at home amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown
Earlier, Bhaker had donated a sum of Rs 1 lakh to Haryana Chief Minister's Relief Fund as a part of her contribution towards the country's fight against the deadly coronavirus.
Apr 18, 2020, 16:09 PM IST
Shooter Anjum Moudgil opens up on Olympics postponement, life in lockdown, love for painting and much more
Ace Indian shooter Anjum Moudgil, in an exclusive interview with WION’s Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up about a lot of things ranging from IOC's decision to postpone the Games, unable to train outdoors due to lockdown, shooting training at home, painting and much more.
Apr 06, 2020, 13:49 PM IST
First Panamerican Shooting Championship postponed due to coronavirus
The first Panamerican Shooting Championship was slated to be held from May 8 to May 17 in Lima, Peru.
Mar 28, 2020, 15:44 PM IST
European shooting Olympic qualifier cancelled: ISSF
The European Shotgun Championship and European Rifle/Pistol Qualification Championship for the 2020 Olympics have been cancelled, the International Shooting Sport Federation said on Friday.
Mar 27, 2020, 18:17 PM IST
List of sports events postponed amid COVID-19 outbreak globally
According to Microsoft Bing Novel Coronavirus cases, there were around 2,00,071 positive cases of coronavirus in the world by Wednesday (March 18, 2020) afternoon. Whereas around 8,009 people have died due to the COVID-19.
Mar 18, 2020, 15:54 PM IST
Shooter Apurvi Chandela strikes gold in 10m air rifle event at Meyton Cup
Chandela shot a score of 251.4 to take the top medal in the event.
Jan 21, 2020, 18:18 PM IST
Gunman attacks Russian security service HQ in Moscow, kills employee
A gunman opened fire on the headquarters of Russia`s FSB security service in central Moscow on Thursday evening in a rare shooting incident that the FSB said had left at least one of its employees dead.
Dec 19, 2019, 23:58 PM IST
Six dead, including a cop and 2 suspects, in hours-long shootout in New Jersey
The two suspects killed acted alone, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly told a news conference hours later in the state's second-largest city, which sits directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The two gunmen and three civilian victims were pronounced dead inside the JC Kosher Supermarket. The slain police detective was fatally wounded near a cemetery about a mile away where the shooting apparently started when he tried to intercept one of the suspects.
Dec 11, 2019, 06:38 AM IST
South Asian Games 2019: India takes medal tally to 132
The contingent managed to win eight medals in athletics to take their tally to 132.
Dec 06, 2019, 15:48 PM IST
Three injured in shooting at US military base in Hawaii
In a social media post, the US military base said that the JBPHH security forces have responded to a reported shooting at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
Dec 05, 2019, 07:37 AM IST
ISSF World Cup: Elavenil Valarivan, Divyansh Panwar win gold medals in 10m air rifle event
Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar added two gold medals to India's tally at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Final after clinching the top honours in their respective 10m Air Rifle event on Thursday.
Nov 21, 2019, 18:05 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: India's Manu Bhaker shoots gold with world record score
The 17-year-old achieved the feat by posting a score of 244.7 in the final of the women's 10m air pistol event of the tournament.
Nov 21, 2019, 10:29 AM IST
Three dead in shooting at Walmart in Oklahoma: United States police
Three people were shot at an Oklahoma Walmart on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Duncan Police Department said.
Nov 18, 2019, 22:25 PM IST
Three killed, nine injured in shooting at California in US
Police officials said that all the victims were adults and some of the injured are in critical condition.
Oct 30, 2019, 17:02 PM IST
United States: 4 killed in shooting at bar in Kansas City
Four people were killed and five others sustained injuries in a shooting incident at a bar in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday morning, police said.
Oct 06, 2019, 16:50 PM IST
Shooter Ankur Mittal lashes out at lack of facilities in Karni Singh shooting range
Mittal had won a gold medal in Double Trap event at 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships at Changwon, South Korea.
Sep 19, 2019, 17:26 PM IST
Four members of Indian-origin family shot dead in US
The deceased were identified as Chandrasekhar Sunkara, 44; Lavanya Sunkara, 41; and two boys, ages 15 and 10.
Jun 17, 2019, 06:53 AM IST
One killed, 2 injured in shooting inside California wholesale store
One person was killed and two others sustained injuries in a shooting incident in the US city of Corona on Friday night. The incident took place at a wholesale store in Southern California.
Jun 16, 2019, 06:28 AM IST
Two RJD leaders shot at in Bihar's Muzaffarpur
Two local Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders were shot at by two unknown assailants in Kanti police station area in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Thursday.
Jun 14, 2019, 09:41 AM IST
