newsshooting8 months ago

ISSF World Cup Changwon | Mairaj Ahmad Khan bags historic gold in men's skeet, becomes first Indian to do so

India shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan created history on Monday, as he won a gold medal in the men's skeet final at the ISSF World Cup Changwon, and became the first from the country to achieve this feat. He recorded 37 hits from a possible 40 shots to take the title, missing only three shots.
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featureshooting2 years ago

2021 Tokyo Olympics | Meet your Olympians - Indian Shooting Team (Men's)

Shooting is expected to be India’s strong suit at the Games, and a potential source of medals. A total of 15 shooters have qualified for the Olympics, which includes one of the top-ranked athletes in the trade, even though it all boils down to how each of them perform where it matters the most.
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newsshooting2 years ago

2021 ISSF World Cup to be held in Croatia from June 22 - July 3

The ISSF World Cup, which was supposed to be staged in Baku, ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, will now be held in Osijek, Croatia. A majority of the Indian Tokyo-bound shooters are heading for Zagreb, Croatia, for their last lap of training in the build-up to the Games at the Japanese capital.
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newsshooting2 years ago

2021 Tokyo Olympics | Indian shooters receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The Indian shooting contingent for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, along with coaches and support staff received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine this Thursday. All of the 13 rifle and pistol shooters will leave for Zagreb, for their final preparations, while the shotguns shooters will head for Italy.
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newsshooting2 years ago

2021 Tokyo Olympics | Shooters to leave for Zagreb by chartered flights for preparations ahead of Games

13 Tokyo-bound shooters will be travelling to Zagreb on a chartered flight on May 11, to train for three months in the build-up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The current situation in India has deemed it impossible for the athletes to train here, with most of the national camps already cancelled.
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newsshooting2 years ago

ISSF World Cup 2021 | India claim three Gold medals, maintain top spot

India added yet another Gold medal to their tally in the ongoing ISSF World Cup, with Ganemat Sekhon and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa claiming the mixed skeet title. India maintains their position in the medals tally, having claimed 14 till now – six Gold medals, four Silver and as many Bronze medals.
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