<?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[Commonwealth Games News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Commonwealth 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>Commonwealth Games News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:33:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/shooting/tournament/commonwealth_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[UK proposes seperate CWG shooting event to mitigate India’s concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[To mitigate India’s concern over the exclusion of shooting at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Britain has asked the CGF and British Shooting to consider hosting a separate event for the sport in 2022. India have threatened to boycott the Commonwealth Games over the exclusion of shooting.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/nov/02/uk-proposes-seperate-cwg-shooting-event-to-mitigate-indias-concerns?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/nov/02/uk-proposes-seperate-cwg-shooting-event-to-mitigate-indias-concerns?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 11:10:30 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[Bangladesh joins India in appeals to include shooting at 2022 Commonwealth Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangladesh sports minister Zahid Ahsan Russel, this week, wrote to Tariq Ahmad Britain's Commonwealth minister for the inclusion of shooting in the Commonwealth Games. Earlier this month India's sports minister Kiren Rijiju wrote a similar letter to British sports secretary Nicky Morgan.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/sep/19/bangladesh-joins-india-in-appeals-to-include-shooting-at-2022-commonwealth-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/sep/19/bangladesh-joins-india-in-appeals-to-include-shooting-at-2022-commonwealth-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:49:08 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[Commonwealth Games Federation firm on shooting exclusion despite India protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Games Federation President chief Louise Martin stressed that hosting shooting across all disciplines was raising logistical issues and therefore, CWG won’t be having it in the next edition. This comes after IOA threatened to boycott the Games, even asking for Sport Minister’s approval.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/aug/13/commonwealth-games-federation-firm-on-shooting-exclusion-despite-india-protest?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/aug/13/commonwealth-games-federation-firm-on-shooting-exclusion-despite-india-protest?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:19:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Abhina_Bindra_feature_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2022 | Executive Committee to meet next month to decide India‘s participation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Olympic Association general secretary Rajeev Mehta has revealed the executive council would be meeting next month to take a decision on whether India would be participating in CWG 2022. With England opting to exclude shooting from the Commonwealth Games, IOA had decided to boycott it.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/aug/04/cwg-2022-executive-committee-to-meet-next-month-to-decide-india-s-participation?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/aug/04/cwg-2022-executive-committee-to-meet-next-month-to-decide-india-s-participation?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 08:08:06 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[Youth Games will be first step towards making India successful, says Abhinav Bindra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abhinav Bindra has stated that doing well in the Youth Games would be the first step for India towards making their ground solid after the IOA firms up its bid to host the 2032 Olympics. The Olympic medallist advised the CGF to work collectively to bring the sport back in the Commonwealth Games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/aug/04/youth-games-will-be-first-step-towards-making-india-successful-says-abhinav-bindra?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/aug/04/youth-games-will-be-first-step-towards-making-india-successful-says-abhinav-bindra?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 04:41:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Bindra_Getty_new.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boycotts make you irrelevant and punish other athletes, argues Abhinav Bindra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contradicting the Indian Olympic Association’s stunning move to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Abhinav Bindra has argued that it wouldn’t be the right way to move forward. The IOA has protested against dropping shooting from the event and even wrote a letter to Kiren Rijiju.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jul/29/boycotts-make-you-irrelevant-and-punish-other-athletes-argues-abhinav-bindra?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jul/29/boycotts-make-you-irrelevant-and-punish-other-athletes-argues-abhinav-bindra?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:29:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Abhinav%20Bindra.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting not being part of Commonwealth Games is not a setback, believes Gagan Narang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gagan Narang is of the belief that shooting not being a part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games is not a setback for the Indian shooters. Olympic medallist Narang also advised that the Indian shooters to be positive and give their best in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics next year as the news is out now.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jul/02/shooting-not-being-part-of-commonwealth-games-is-not-a-setback-believes-gagan-narang?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jul/02/shooting-not-being-part-of-commonwealth-games-is-not-a-setback-believes-gagan-narang?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Gagan_narang_getty12.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian government to use diplomacy to have shooting included in CWG, says Kiren Rijiju]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kiren Rijiju has stated that the central government cannot interfere much in the matter of the Commonwealth Games Federation but will try to take diplomatic steps for the inclusion of Shooting in 2022. Rijiju also reiterated the fact that India has a good chance of winning medals in shooting.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jun/30/indian-government-to-use-diplomacy-to-have-shooting-included-in-cwg-says-kiren-rijiju?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jun/30/indian-government-to-use-diplomacy-to-have-shooting-included-in-cwg-says-kiren-rijiju?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 04:41:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Kiren_Rijiju_sports_minister_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dropping shooting from Commonwealth Games is not good, opines Anjum Moudgil]]></title><description><![CDATA[After shooting was dropped from the 2022 Commonwealth Games programme, Indian shooter Anjum Moudgil has mentioned that leaving the sport from the Games is not good for the sport. Moudgil has also added that the issue was going on for some time in the past and is a big blow for India. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jun/22/dropping-shooting-from-commonwealth-games-is-not-good-opines-anjum-moudgil?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jun/22/dropping-shooting-from-commonwealth-games-is-not-good-opines-anjum-moudgil?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 05:35:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/anjum_moudgil_shooting_india_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India could skip Commonwealth Games 2022 after shooting is excluded, warns IOA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has threatened to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, after the CGF decided to drop shooting from the Commonwealth programme. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had earlier urged the CGF president to ensure shooting remains a part of the 2022 edition.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jun/21/india-could-skip-commonwealth-games-2022-after-shooting-is-excluded-warns-ioa?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jun/21/india-could-skip-commonwealth-games-2022-after-shooting-is-excluded-warns-ioa?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 14:02:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/10_metre_air_rifle_in_Thailand_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting excluded from Birmingham Commonwealth Games programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Executive Board of the Commonwealth Games Federation has decided to exclude shooting from the Commonwealth Games in the 2022 edition. The international committee met and approved the inclusion of women's cricket, beach volleyball and para table tennis for the Birmingham edition of the Games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jun/21/shooting-excluded-from-birmingham-commonwealth-games-programme?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jun/21/shooting-excluded-from-birmingham-commonwealth-games-programme?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:38:15 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[Shooting | I will try to get an Olympic berth at the upcoming World Cup, says Anish Bhanwala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young shooting sensation Anish Bhanwala has stated that he will try to secure an Olympic 2020 spot for himself at the upcoming World Cup. Earlier last year, Bhanwala became the youngest Indian ever to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games at a very young age of only 15 years.  
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jan/03/shooting-i-will-try-to-get-an-olympic-berth-at-the-upcoming-world-cup-says-anish-bhanwala?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2019/jan/03/shooting-i-will-try-to-get-an-olympic-berth-at-the-upcoming-world-cup-says-anish-bhanwala?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:19:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/anish_bhanwala_twitter.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusion of shooting from CWG 2022 is a huge setback for India, says Abhinav Bindra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abhinav Bindra has opined that dropping shooting from 2022 Commonwealth Games will be a huge setback for India, especially for the country's young shooters. Birmingham, which is set to host CWG 2022, has earlier expressed its inability to host shooting events due to logistics problem.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/20/exclusion-of-shooting-from-cwg-2022-is-a-huge-setback-for-india-says-abhinav-bindra?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/20/exclusion-of-shooting-from-cwg-2022-is-a-huge-setback-for-india-says-abhinav-bindra?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:36:38 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[Narinder Batra feels boycotting 2022 CWG Games would be a “bit too extreme”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Olympics Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra admitted that it would be an extreme step if the nation boycotts the 2022 Games only because of the absence of shooting. He also revealed that the issue will certainly be discussed but it need not start or end with not participating.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/19/narinder-batra-feels-boycotting-2022-cwg-games-would-be-a-bit-too-extreme?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/19/narinder-batra-feels-boycotting-2022-cwg-games-would-be-a-bit-too-extreme?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:54:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/IOA-Batra.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jitu Rai believes exclusion of shooting can have an adverse effect on young shooters]]></title><description><![CDATA[CWG gold-medallist Jitu Rai has expressed his unhappiness with the exclusion of shooting from the 2022 CWG, stating that it might affect the young shooters. He has also agreed with the NRAI, who wants India to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games, if shooting is not included as a discipline.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/18/jitu-rai-believes-exclusion-of-shooting-can-have-an-adverse-effect-on-young-shooters?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/18/jitu-rai-believes-exclusion-of-shooting-can-have-an-adverse-effect-on-young-shooters?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Jitu_rai_2016_rio_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Sanjeev Rajput wins gold in 50m 3 Rifle Positions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian shooters continued their dominance in CWG Gold Coast through Sanjeev Rajput as he finished the 50m 3 Rifle Positions with a Commonwealth Games Record score of 454.5. India’s representative in the event, Chain Singh, however, could only finish in the fifth position with a score of 419.1.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/14/cwg-2018-sanjeev-rajput-wins-gold-in-50-m-3-rifle-positions?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/14/cwg-2018-sanjeev-rajput-wins-gold-in-50-m-3-rifle-positions?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 05:45:37 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[CWG 2018 | 15-year-old Anish Bhanwala India's youngest ever gold medallist at Commonwealth Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenager Anish Bhanwala has added one more Gold to the Indian shooters' impressive journey at the Commonwealth Games 2018 and in the process, he has also become the youngest Indian to do so. Bhanwala won Gold in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Finals and also created a Games record of 30 points.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/13/cwg-2018-15-year-old-anish-bhanwala-indias-youngest-ever-gold-medallist-at-commonwealth-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/13/cwg-2018-15-year-old-anish-bhanwala-indias-youngest-ever-gold-medallist-at-commonwealth-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 04:57:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/anish_bhanwala_twitter.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil clinch gold and silver in 50m Rifle 3 positions]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s ace shooter Tejaswini Sawant has clinched the gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as she topped the 50m Rifle 3 positions event with a Games record score of 457.9. Her compatriot, Anjum Moudgil, settled for a silver medal after finishing second with a score of 455.7.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/13/cwg-2018-tejaswini-sawant-and-anjum-moudgil-clinch-gold-and-silver-in-50-m-rifle-3-positions?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/13/cwg-2018-tejaswini-sawant-and-anjum-moudgil-clinch-gold-and-silver-in-50-m-rifle-3-positions?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 02:46:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Tejaswini_Sawant_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Tejaswini Sawant bags silver in Women’s 50m Rifle Prone]]></title><description><![CDATA[India won their first medal of Day 8 through Tejaswini Sawant, who finished second in the Women’s 50m Rifle Prone event with a score of 618.9 to clinch the silver medal. Her compatriot, Anjum Modgil, however, had a poor day in the office as she could only finish 16th on the table.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/12/cwg-2018-tejaswini-sawant-bags-silver-in-womens-50-m-rifle-prone?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/12/cwg-2018-tejaswini-sawant-bags-silver-in-womens-50-m-rifle-prone?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 05:43:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Tejaswini_Sawant_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Ankur Mittal finishes third in Doubles Trap, wins bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[India won their third consecutive medal in shooting as Ankur Mittal clinched the second bronze of the day for India after finishing third in the Men’s Doubles Trap event. Previously, Om Mitharval won bronze in 50m Pistol while Shreyasi Singh clinched the gold in Women’s Double Trap event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/11/cwg-2018-ankur-mittal-finishes-third-in-doubles-trap-wins-bronze?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/11/cwg-2018-ankur-mittal-finishes-third-in-doubles-trap-wins-bronze?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:37:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Shooting/Ankur_Mittal_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Shreyasi Singh wins gold in Women’s Double Trap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shreyasi Singh finished first in Women’s Double Trap event to hand India its twelfth gold as she finished with a score of 96 before beating local favourite Emma Cox in the shoot-off. India’s other athlete in the event, Varsha Varman, however, missed the third spot by a whisker in the last round.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/11/cwg-2018-shreyasi-singh-wins-gold-in-womens-double-trap?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/11/cwg-2018-shreyasi-singh-wins-gold-in-womens-double-trap?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 05:49:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Shreyasi_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Om Mitharval wins sixth bronze for India, finishes third in 50m Pistol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Om Mitharval won his second and India’s sixth bronze medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Wednesday as he finished third in Men’s 50m Pistol event. However, his success will be overshadowed by the apocalyptic collapse in the fifth round that resulted in him giving away a silver medal.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/11/cwg-2018-om-mitharval-wins-sixth-bronze-for-india-finishes-third-in-50-m-pistol?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/11/cwg-2018-om-mitharval-wins-sixth-bronze-for-india-finishes-third-in-50-m-pistol?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 03:05:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Jitu_Rai_2_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is even more mentally taxing when the expectations are from within yourself, says Abhinav Bindra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra feels that it is harder to perform when you know that you are expected to win a medal and it becomes tougher with self-expectation. He has also added that with elimination at the back of the mind, it takes a lot of energy out of the player in such cases. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/10/it-is-even-more-mentally-taxing-when-the-expectations-are-from-within-yourself-abhinav-bindra?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/10/it-is-even-more-mentally-taxing-when-the-expectations-are-from-within-yourself-abhinav-bindra?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:52:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Bindra_Getty_new.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela win silver and bronze in 10m Air Rifle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela have further extended India’s unparalleled dominance in shooting as they won the silver and bronze medal respectively in the 10m Air Rifle category. The wins came after Jitu Rai had clinched the gold and Om Mitharval, the bronze in the 10m Air Pistol.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/09/cwg-2018-mehuli-ghosh-and-apurvi-chandela-win-silver-and-bronze-in-10-m-air-rifle?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/09/cwg-2018-mehuli-ghosh-and-apurvi-chandela-win-silver-and-bronze-in-10-m-air-rifle?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:07:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Mehuli_Ghosh_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Jitu Rai wins gold, Om Mitharval bronze in 10m Air Pistol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jitu Rai managed to clinch the eighth gold medal for India in the Gold Coast Games as he finished atop the 10m Air Pistol table with a comprehensive total score of 235.1 - Games record. His compatriot, Om Mitharval, finished third to win India’s fourth bronze medal in Gold Coast.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/09/cwg-2018-jitu-rai-wins-gold-om-mitharval-bronze-in-10-m-air-pistol?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/09/cwg-2018-jitu-rai-wins-gold-om-mitharval-bronze-in-10-m-air-pistol?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:09:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Jitu_rai_2016_rio_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Manu Bhaker wins gold while Heena Sidhu clinches silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[ndia’s prodigious daughter, 16-year-old Manu Bhaker, continued to stun the shooting world with her sheer talent as she comprehensively won the gold in the 10 m Air Pistol event. Her compatriot Heena Sidhu finished runners-up but not before completing a dramatic comeback in elimination stages.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/08/cwg-2018-manu-bhaker-wins-gold-while-heena-sidhu-clinches-silver?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/apr/08/cwg-2018-manu-bhaker-wins-gold-while-heena-sidhu-clinches-silver?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 03:11:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/10_metre_air_rifle_in_Thailand_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG a stepping stone, World Championship my target, says Heena Sidhu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ace Indian pistol shooter has revealed that tournaments like Commonwealth Games and Asian Games are important but are just “stepping stone” towards her biggest target, World Championship. The 28-year-old has also shot down recent controversies concerning IOA’s dropping of 21 athletes from CWG.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/mar/26/cwg-a-stepping-stone-world-championship-my-target-says-heena-sidhu?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/mar/26/cwg-a-stepping-stone-world-championship-my-target-says-heena-sidhu?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:45:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Shooting/Heena_Sidhu_214.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaspal Rana threatens to boycott Gold Coast CWG as protest for shooting snub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renowned Pistol shooter Jaspal Rana has called for the country's boycott of the Commonwealth Games if the federation doesn't decide to feature the sport as a permanent one in the future games. Earlier, CWG CEO had said that the event became an optional one and may not happen in next games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/mar/16/jaspal-rana-threatens-to-boycott-gold-coast-cwg-as-a-protest-of-shooting-snub?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/mar/16/jaspal-rana-threatens-to-boycott-gold-coast-cwg-as-a-protest-of-shooting-snub?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:58:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/10_metre_air_rifle_in_Thailand_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Games 2018 | Jitu Rai believes yoga to be key to his preparations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Khel Ratna winner Jitu Rai has said that the attention to details will be crucial to his success in Australia, and it will help him in honing his skills ahead of a gruelling schedule. Believing mental health to be essential in his line of work, the Army ace has turned to meditation & yoga.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/feb/28/commonwealth-games-2018-jitu-rai-believes-yoga-to-be-key-to-his-preparations?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/shooting/articles/2018/feb/28/commonwealth-games-2018-jitu-rai-believes-yoga-to-be-key-to-his-preparations?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:27:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/Jitu_Rai_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>