<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Asian Games News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Asian Games tournament. All the latest 2026 Shooting articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Asian Games News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:38:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/shooting/tournament/asian_games" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:43:48 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Pathbreakers | Abhinav Bindra’s golden run in Beijing 2008 and a shot in the arm for brighter future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abhinav Bindra became an overnight sensation after a Gold medal finish at 2008 Beijing Games - India's first individual Gold medal at the Games. A whole generation of shooters emerged after the triumph, following the footsteps of Bindra - to script a never-written chapter in Indian sports.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2020/mar/29/pathbreakers-abhinav-bindras-golden-run-in-beijing-2008-and-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-brighter-future?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2020/mar/29/pathbreakers-abhinav-bindras-golden-run-in-beijing-2008-and-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-brighter-future?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:43:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Shooting/Abhinav_Bindra_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting | Rahi Sarnobat emphasizes reading as weapon in her success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rahi Sarnobat has stated that reading helps an athlete grow in both personal and professional life. Rahi became the first woman to win a gold medal in shooting for India at Asian Games as she won the said medal in the women’s 25 metres pistol event at 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/oct/06/shooting-rahi-sarnobat-emphasizes-reading-as-weapon-in-her-success?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/oct/06/shooting-rahi-sarnobat-emphasizes-reading-as-weapon-in-her-success?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 12:19:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Rahi_Sarnobat_new_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One needs to be psychologically and physically strong in Olympics, says Rahi Sarnobat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asian Games gold medalist Rahi Sarnobat has stated that she wants to be psychologically and physically strong to achieve success in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Indian shooter credited her coach Munkhbayar Dorjsuren for the historic gold that she clinched in women's 25m pistol event at the Asiad.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/sep/10/one-needs-to-be-psychologically-and-physically-strong-in-olympics-says-shooter-rahi-sarnobat?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/sep/10/one-needs-to-be-psychologically-and-physically-strong-in-olympics-says-shooter-rahi-sarnobat?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:10:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Shooting/Rahi_Sarnobat_new_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 | Manu Bhaker seeks forgiveness for her medal-less show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian shooting prodigy Manu Bhaker, who could not manage to win a medal in the Asian Games in Indonesia, has apologised to her countrymen for an unexpected show. Her campaign has ended in a disappointment after she returned empty-handed participating in mixed, 25m air pistol and 10m air pistol.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/26/asian-games-2018-manu-bhaker-seeks-forgiveness-for-her-medal-less-show?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/26/asian-games-2018-manu-bhaker-seeks-forgiveness-for-her-medal-less-show?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 11:43:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Shooting_new_image_Generic_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games | Heena Sidhu settles for bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gold Coast CWG gold medalist Heena Sidhu had to settle for a bronze medal in the 10m women’s air pistol final at the ongoing Asian Games as she shot a total of 219.3 in the final. Sidhu finished behind Wang Qiang of China who won silver, while Kim Minjung of South Korea bagged the gold medal.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/24/bbl-heena-sidhu-settles-for-bronze-medal-in-the-womens-10-m-air-pistol-final?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/24/bbl-heena-sidhu-settles-for-bronze-medal-in-the-womens-10-m-air-pistol-final?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Shooting/heena_sidhu_ind_sho_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rahi Sarnobat feels her technique worked well in the finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rahi Sarnobat, who bagged a gold medal in 25m women’s pistol on Wednesday, said that it was her technique that helped her win the final at the last moment. The Maharashtra-born shooter defeated Thailand’s Naphaswan Yangpaiboon in a shoot-off in the finals after the scores were level after 10 rounds.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/23/rahi-sarnobat-feels-her-technique-worked-well-in-the-finale?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/23/rahi-sarnobat-feels-her-technique-worked-well-in-the-finale?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 06:24:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Shooting/Rahi_Sarnobat_new_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manu Bhaker has a long future ahead of her, says Jaspal Rana]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's former shooter Jaspal Rana felt happy for Rani Sarnobat, who became the first female shooter from India to win a gold in Asian Games, while he said that Manu Bhaker has a long future ahead of her. Indian shooter Bhaker stood sixth, missing two chances of acquiring a gold in four days.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/23/happy-for-rahi-manu-has-a-long-future-ahead-of-her-says-jaspal-rana?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/23/happy-for-rahi-manu-has-a-long-future-ahead-of-her-says-jaspal-rana?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 05:34:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Shooting/Manu_bhaker_ISSF.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games | Shooter Rahi Sarnobat wins gold after thrilling final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat gave India another gold medal in shooting in the ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia as she won the women’s 25m pistol event on Wednesday. Sarnobat defeated Thailand’s Naphaswan Yangpaiboon in a shoot-off in the finals after the scores were level after 10 rounds.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/22/shooter-rahi-sarnobat-wins-gold-after-thrilling-final?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/22/shooter-rahi-sarnobat-wins-gold-after-thrilling-final?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:24:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Shooting/Rahi_Sarnobat_new_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooter Sanjeev Rajput joins the party with a silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s raining medals for the Indian shooters on the third day of the Asian games as Sanjeev Rajput won a silver in 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men. 37-year-old Rajput finished second to China’s Hui Zicheng with a total score of 452.7 in the final on Tuesday to take India's medal tally to 8.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/21/shooter-sanjeev-rajput-joins-the-party-with-a-silver?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/21/shooter-sanjeev-rajput-joins-the-party-with-a-silver?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 08:44:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Sanjeev_Rajput_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 | Junior coaches sent to Jakarta instead of Physios for Indian shooters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surprisingly, the Indian rifle and pistol shooters have gone to Indonesia for Asian games without any official physiotherapist. The team of 14 small-bore shooters is relying on Olympic gold quest's (OGC) - an NGO founded by Prakash Padukone, physios to help them after their respective events.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/21/asian-games-2018-junior-coaches-sent-to-jakarta-instead-of-physios-for-indian-shooters?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/21/asian-games-2018-junior-coaches-sent-to-jakarta-instead-of-physios-for-indian-shooters?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 06:51:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Shooting_generic_new_Getty_images.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooter Saurabh Chaudhry bags gold in 10m air pistol]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian shooters continue to show their skills on the third morning as well in the ongoing Asian Games as Saurabh Chaudhary bagged a gold medal in the 10m men’s air pistol event. Abhishek Verma from India finished on the third position in the same event and bagged a bronze medal.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/21/shooter-saurabh-chaudhry-bags-gold-in-10-m-air-pistol?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/21/shooter-saurabh-chaudhry-bags-gold-in-10-m-air-pistol?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 05:55:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Shooting_generic_new_Getty_images.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian games 2018 | Lakshay Sheoran claims trap silver for his first medal in seniors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian teenager shooter Lakshay Sheoran clinched the silver medal in men’s trap at the ongoing Asian Games on Monday with brilliant marksmanship in both the qualification and finals. Former world champion Manavjit Sandhu narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing fourth shooting 26 of the 30 shots.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/20/asian-games-2018-lakshay-sheoran-claims-trap-silver-for-his-first-medal-in-seniors?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/20/asian-games-2018-lakshay-sheoran-claims-trap-silver-for-his-first-medal-in-seniors?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:38:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Shooting_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 | Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar clinch India’s first medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar have bagged the country’s first medal at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta as they settled for a bronze in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Chinese Taipei's shooters won gold while China bagged the silver in the team event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/19/asian-games-chandela-ravi-clinch-indias-first-medal?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/19/asian-games-chandela-ravi-clinch-indias-first-medal?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2018 06:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Shooting/Apurvi_chandela_gettyimages1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heena Sidhu is very demanding which is necessary for winning, reveals coach Ronak Pandit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heena Sidhu’s coach and life-partner, Ronak Pandit, has revealed that the determination shown by his wife is the reason why she has won so much on the international level. Heena will be competing for the gold medal at the Asian Games in the 10m air pistol event along with youngster Manu Bhaker.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/07/heena-sidhu-is-very-demanding-which-is-necessary-for-winning-reveals-coach-ronak-pandit?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/07/heena-sidhu-is-very-demanding-which-is-necessary-for-winning-reveals-coach-ronak-pandit?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 07:05:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Heena_Sidhu_214.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 | NRAI warns to use passport size photographs after shooters upload selfies]]></title><description><![CDATA[After shooters uploaded selfies and motivational quotes for their ID card applications, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has made it mandatory for the shooters to use passport size photographs. NRAI also went in to warn the athletes of 'disciplinary actions’ if they fail to comply.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/06/asian-games-2018-nrai-warns-to-use-passport-size-photographs-after-shooters-upload-selfies?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/aug/06/asian-games-2018-nrai-warns-to-use-passport-size-photographs-after-shooters-upload-selfies?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 09:10:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Shooting_new_image_Generic_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopefully Indian shooters will improve their performance this time, suggests Heena Sidhu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heena Sidhu has said that the young batch of Indian shooters have truly upped the ante ahead of this year’s Asian Games adding that the shooting contingent could better their result from 2014. She also suggested that the Asian Games will definitely be more competitive than the Commonwealth Games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/jul/30/hopefully-indian-shooters-will-improve-their-performance-this-time-suggests-heena-sidhu?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/jul/30/hopefully-indian-shooters-will-improve-their-performance-this-time-suggests-heena-sidhu?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 10:25:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Heena_Sidhu_214.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 | I am not thinking about medals, only about competing : Manu Bhaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the Asian Games around the corner, Manu Bhaker, who won gold in her first senior World Cup, has insisted that she doesn’t think about winning medals and only focuses on competing in the next competition. She stated that she doesn’t think about the selections and only concentrates on shooting.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/jul/30/asian-games-2018-i-am-not-thinking-about-medals-only-about-competing-manu-bhaker?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/jul/30/asian-games-2018-i-am-not-thinking-about-medals-only-about-competing-manu-bhaker?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:16:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Manu_bhaker_ISSF.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organizers trim shooting events at the Jakarta Asian Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the CWG organizers reduced the number of quota for shooters, the Asian Games have now also removed all team shooting events from their schedule. The Asiad has included the three rifle 300m positions, which is big bore event and is generally practised by Army’s Marksmen Unit shooters.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/mar/03/organizers-trim-shooting-events-at-the-jakarta-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/mar/03/organizers-trim-shooting-events-at-the-jakarta-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 12:02:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Shooting_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>