Language - | Jitu Rai and Vijay Kumar return to national shooting squad after long break Vijay Kumar, an Olympic silver medalist, and Jitu Rai, a World Championship silver medalist, returned to the national squad on Thursday after a long absence. Vijay returned to competitive shooting after a five-year hiatus when he competed in the national championships in November. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | Pathbreakers | Abhinav Bindra’s golden run in Beijing 2008 and a shot in the arm for brighter future 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. sounak mullick |
 | National shooting trials | Dhanush Srikanth comes out on top in air rifle 17-year-old Dhanush Srikanth showed great grit and talent as he shone in the star-studded air rifle competition in the sixth National shooting selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range on Saturday. Apart from him, Arjun Singh Cheema and Mitesh Kumar Manilal Gohil also topped their events. SportsCafe Desk |
| Kumar Surendra Singh Championship | Monu Tomar wins gold as Sarabjot Singh eventually fumbles Air Force’s Monu Tomar clinched the yellow metal in the 19th Kumar Surendra Singh Championship in the men’s air pistol event at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Sunday. Unfortunately, Asiad gold and World Championship silver medalist Jitu Rai missed the final on the count of "inner 10s". SportsCafe Desk |
 | Being calm under pressure in Saurabh Chaudhary’s biggest strength, says Jitu Rai Fallen shooting star Jitu Rai has been of the opinion that has been observing India’s shooting prodigy Saurabh Chaudhary for some time now and believes that being calm is his biggest strength. Rai also sounded extremely confident of returning to the India squad with his hard work. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Shooting | Om Mitharval clinches gold at ISSF World Championships Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitharval has bagged the gold medal in the 50m pistol event at the ongoing 52nd ISSF Shooting World Championship in Changwon, South Korea on Tuesday. The 23-year-old managed to score a total of 564 points to become the World Champion in the 50m pistol event. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Jitu Rai removed from TOP scheme due to non-selection in Asian Games Shooter Jitu Rai became the latest sportsperson to be dropped from the list of sportspersons being supported by the much touted Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) on Tuesday. Three other shooters, along with Rai, have been dropped from the scheme due to below-par performances in the recent past. SportsCafe Desk |
 | ISSF World Cup | Om Prakash Mitharwal finishes 7th while Jitu Rai struggles again Despite making to the finals, Om Prakash Mitharwal could not produce his best as he finished 7th in the Men's 10m Air Pistol of the ISSF World Cup Rifle in Munich on Friday. Meanwhile, his compatriots Shahzar Rizvi and Jitu Rai shot scores of 579 and 577 to finish 12th and 28th respectively. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Shahzar Rizvi claims India’s first medal in the ISSF World Cup in Korea Shahzar Rizvi has clinched silver for India in the 10m air pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Korea. Rizvi had previously won a gold medal in the same event, in his first appearance at the ISSF World Cup in Mexico, but fell short by just 0.2 points this time and had to settle for silver. SportsCafe Desk |
| Jitu Rai believes exclusion of shooting can have an adverse effect on young shooters 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. SportsCafe Desk |