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    newsshooting4 days ago

    Khelo India Youth Games is a brilliant initiative, asserts Manu Bhaker

    India's shooting prodigy Manu Bhaker, who won gold at the Commonwealth Games last year, has lauded the Khelo India Youth Games initiative by the Indian sports ministry. She has also expressed that the competition provides a brilliant platform for youngsters to showcase their talent.
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    newsshooting20 days ago

    Trials won’t work, need to go with big-stage performers, says Jaspal Rana

    Jaspal Rana has reckoned that the NRAI has to opt for those who have the guts to perform on the big stage instead of conducting trials to finalise India’s representatives at the Tokyo Olympics next year. Rana has also credited NRAI president Raninder Singh for India’s success in the sport this year.
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    newsshooting23 days ago

    We cannot return empty-handed from Tokyo, says NRAI president Raninder Singh

    The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh has said that the Indian shooting team cannot afford to return from next year’s Tokyo Olympics empty-handed. To this end, the NRAI wants to protect its 15 Olympic-bound shooters from exploitation and distractions.
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    newsshootinga month ago

    Asian Shooting Championships | Angad Vir Singh and Mairaj Ahmad bag top prizes

    Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Mairaj Ahmad Khan won gold and silver medals respectively, as they sealed Olympic quota places at the Asian Shooting Championships in Doha on Sunday. Meanwhile, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar won the Olympic quota place in the men’s rifle 3-position event with a bronze medal.
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    newsshootinga month ago

    Para Shooter Sidhartha Babu aims for a medal in 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

    Sidhartha Babu is gunning for a podium finish at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, armed with a new German-made Walther, worth Rs 11 lakh, gifted by the state government. Sidhartha is also eligible for the Union government’s TOP Scheme which provides financial assistance to Olympic aspirants for training.
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    newsshootinga month ago

    Chinki Yadav secures India’s 11th Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting

    Chinki Yadav secured India's 11th Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting with a career-best qualification score of 588 at the 14th Asian Championship in Doha on Friday. India had already bagged Olympic quota places in 10m air rifle, three positions in 50m rifle, 10m air pistol and 25m air pistol.
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    newsshootinga month ago

    UK proposes seperate CWG shooting event to mitigate India’s concerns

    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.
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    newsshooting2 months ago

    NRAI refers errant shooters to Athlete commission for indulging in feud

    Two marksmen involved in a fistfight inside the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi forced the National Rifle Association of India to act against them by asking its Athletes Commission to launch an inquiry into the incident. The two shooters identified as Babar Khan and Yoginder Pal Singh.
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    reportshooting3 months ago

    India's junior shotgun squad pick up four medals at the Asian Championship

    India's junior shotgun squad picked up four medals – two individual bronze and a silver each in the men’s and women’s team events at the Ninth Asian Shotgun Championship at Almaty in Kazakhstan. The individual medals came courtesy of Abhay Singh and Parinaaz Dhaliwal in the junior skeet competition.
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    newsshooting3 months ago

    Narinder Batra to discuss shooting exclusion with CWG Federation head in November

    Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra is going to meet Commonwealth Games Federation head Louise Martin in New Delhi on November 14. The IOA chief will discuss matters regarding the exclusion of shooting from the 2022 Commonwealth Games which will be played in Birmingham.
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