Shooting

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooter Om Prakash Mitherval wins Bronze in 50m Pistol

Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitherval on Wednesday finished third to settle for a bronze medal in men's 50m Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast.

Apr 11, 2018, 07:50 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018 updates, Day 7, Gold Coast

Catch all the updates from the seventh day of competition at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. India's Medals Tally currently reads 12 gold, 4 silver, 8 bronze.

Apr 11, 2018, 06:00 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooter Heena Sidhu wins Gold for India in women's 25m Pistol

Shooter Heena Sidhu notched up a CWG record of 38 points in the final to take the title in style. 

Apr 10, 2018, 12:00 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooters Annu Singh, Heena Sidhu qualify for women's 25m Pistol final

Annu registered a series of 96, 99 and 98 for a total of 293 points.

Apr 10, 2018, 07:22 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Day 4, Gold Coast

India won three gold, one silver and two bronze on day four of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. 

Apr 08, 2018, 06:09 AM IST

Shooting in charter bus leaves 3 dead in Rockford, Illinois; suspect at large

At least three people were dead following an incident of shooting on a private charter bus in Rockford, Illinois on Saturday morning. The suspect has reportedly escaped.

Apr 07, 2018, 23:43 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi hails Indian shooters at ISSF Junior World Cup

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the Indian shooters who won medals at the recently concluded ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney.

Apr 01, 2018, 21:21 PM IST

Khelo India champions Manu Bhaker and Srihari Nataraj set to debut at Commonwealth Games

Set to make their debut at next month's Commonwealth Games, teenagers Manu Bhaker and Srihari Nataraj are two prodigious talents who emerged as champions from the Khelo India School Games, government's ambitious flagship programme.

Mar 31, 2018, 14:59 PM IST

Muskan wins gold in ISSF junior World Cup to help India finish second on medals tally

India thus ended with 22 medals, matching China's nine gold but slipped to second in the overall medal count. India also secured five silver and eight bronze medals.

Mar 28, 2018, 19:12 PM IST

Muskan wins India’s fourth individual gold at ISSF Junior World Cup

 16-year-old Muskan won India's fourth individual gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney on Wednesday when she finished in the centre of the podium in the women's 25m Pistol event.

Mar 28, 2018, 10:41 AM IST

Gold rush! Manu Bhaker-Anmol win mixed air pistol gold at junior WC

It is India's seventh gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney.

Mar 27, 2018, 11:38 AM IST

India at CWG: CWG a stepping stone, my target is World Championship, says Heena Sidhu

The 52nd World Championships will be held from August 31 to September 15 in Changwon, Korea.

Mar 26, 2018, 15:46 PM IST

Anish Bhanwala wins India's 3rd individual gold in Jr. World Cup

India are now placed second in the overall standings with 15 medals comprising six gold. 

Mar 26, 2018, 14:29 PM IST

ISSF Junior World Cup: Shooters Manu Bhaker, Gaurav Rana lead India's charge with gold and silver

Pistol sensation Manu Bhaker continued her terrific run of form, again claiming the individual as well as team gold medal, while Gaurav Rana bagged a silver, as Indian shooters set the stage ablaze.

Mar 25, 2018, 14:26 PM IST

Teen sensation Manu Bhaker bags two shooting gold at Sydney ISSF Junior World Cup

Pistol sensation Manu Bhaker continued her terrific run of form, again claiming the individual as well as team gold medal, while Gaurav Rana bagged a silver, as Indian shooters set the stage ablaze in the ISSF Junior World Cup on Saturday.

Mar 24, 2018, 13:20 PM IST

Vivaan Kapoor wins bronze in junior World Cup

Teenager Vivaan Kapoor bagged the trap bronze medal in the ISSF junior World Cup, continuing the Indian shooting team's impressive run in the tournament. The podium in the trap event was completed by India's Kapoor, who previously finished 18th at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy, his only other ISSF start. The 16-year-old shooter secured bronze with 30 hits out of 40 clays, finishing ahead of Kun-Pi Yang of Chinese Taipei (26) in the final.

Mar 23, 2018, 14:56 PM IST

Jitu Rai does not want 2022 CWG boycott on shooting issue

Star marksman Jitu Rai on Thursday said the imminent dropping of shooting from the 2022 Commonwealth Games would be a huge loss to the country but felt that India should not resort to a boycott of the quadrennial multi-sporting event due to the issue.

Mar 22, 2018, 19:17 PM IST

Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan shatters world record on way to gold at junior ISSF World Cup

Arjun Babuta bagged his second junior world cup medal, claiming a bronze in men's 10m air rifle event.

Mar 22, 2018, 13:11 PM IST

Maryland high school on lockdown after shooting

 A Maryland high school was on lockdown following a shooting on Tuesday morning.

Mar 20, 2018, 18:40 PM IST

New Delhi shooting World Cup to offer 16 Olympic quotas

A total of 360 quotas will be distributed in the 15 Olympic shooting events. The tournament in New Delhi, which will be held at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges, will offer two quotas each in both individual men and women's sections for 10 air rifle, 10m air pistol, rifle 3 position and rapid fire pistol. 

Mar 20, 2018, 17:34 PM IST