user tracker image
sport iconShooting

    More Options

    featureshooting2 months ago

    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
    newsshooting6 months 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.
    Press Release
    newsshooting7 months 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.
    SportsCafe Desk
    newsshooting9 months ago

    My hard work finally bore fruit, says Yashaswini Singh Deswal after winning gold at the ISSF World Cup

    Yashaswini Singh Deswal let out a sigh of relief after her efforts finally came to fruition in the form of a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 22-year-old secured India’s ninth Olympic quota after clinching the top prize in the women’s 10m air pistol shooting.
    SportsCafe Desk
    newsshooting9 months ago

    ISSF World Cup | Yashaswini Singh Deswal clinches gold, confirms India’s ninth place at Tokyo

    Yashaswini Singh Deswal clinched the 10m air pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, confirming India’s ninth quota place for Tokyo 2020 in shooting. This was India’s third gold medal at the event, following Elavenil Valarivan and Abhishek Verma’s efforts earlier.
    SportsCafe Desk
    newsshooting10 months ago

    Selection panel reveals Jaspal Rana wasn’t declared coach by any shooters

    The selection panel for the Dronahcraya award has revealed that none of the protégés had names Jaspal Rana as their coach while filling the affidavits and hence, the seasoned coach was ignored for the award. It has snowballed into a huge controversy with Abhinav Bindra standing beside him.
    SportsCafe Desk
    newsshootinga year ago

    I need to work hard to manage my ranking, claims Manu Bhaker

    Manu Bhaker revealed that she needs to work hard in order to maintain her ranking on the international stage as the youngster attempts to win an Olympic quota for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Bhaker agrees that Indian shooting is doing well as it topped the medal tally for the third World Cup in a row.
    SportsCafe Desk
    newsshootinga year ago

    Maintaining form and scores are tougher than securing a quota for the Olympics, feels Manu Bhaker

    Manu Bhaker has said that according to her, maintaining the scores and a good form is “tougher” than getting a quota for the Olympics. The 17-year-old Indian shooter missed out on a bronze medal at the ISSF World Cup in Munich but still managed to get a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
    SportsCafe Desk
    reportshootinga year ago

    ISSF World Cup | Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary clinch 10m air pistol mixed team gold

    Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary have bagged the third consecutive 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Munich on Thursday. The young Indian pair got the better of Ukraine’s Olena Kostevych and Oleg Omelchuk 17-9 in the final.
    SportsCafe Desk
    newsshootinga year ago

    Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Panwar clinch gold in ISSF World Cup

    Indian shooters Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Panwar won the mixed team gold medal against compatriots Apurvi Chandela and Deepak Kumar in the 10m Air Rifle category, who had to settle for silver. This was India’s fourth gold in the tournament as they now lead the table with five medals.
    SportsCafe Desk