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The Indian skeet bronze-winning men’s team of Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Bhavtegh Singh Gill after the medal ceremony at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Aichi General Shooting Range continued to reward Indian shooters with medals at the Asian Games in Nagoya…
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High Performance Director for National Rifle Association of Indian Pierre Beauchamp. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Ronak Pandit with Esha Singh. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Shooting is perhaps the one Indian sport that garners maximum spotlight at the Asian Games, and rightly so. At the previous edition in 2023, Indian shooters returned with an…
Suruchi will compete in 10m air pistol. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Suruchi Phogat first held a pistol in 2019, at the age of 13. She did so because there were no rifles at the Guru Dronacharya Shooting Academy in Bhiwani; and because her father was determined to make her a sportsperson. The 20-year-old will…
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Indian rifle shooter and Paralympics double gold medalist Avani Lekhara, IAS officer and para-badminton silver medalist Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, and boxer and Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom interacted with the students as they appeared on the eighth edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme on Monday. “Consistency matters a lot….
Stockholm: Sweden’s government said Wednesday it would boost security at schools after the country’s worst mass shooting left 10 dead, giving teachers the right to search students’ bags among other measures. Schools will be required to have emergency plans for violent situations, access to schools will require keys, door codes or badges, and authorisations for…
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Manu Bhaker and D Gukesh provided a sprinkling of stardust but it was the para-athletes who walked away with the most boisterous applause when President Droupadi Murmu bestowed the National Sports Awards in a regal ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. Double Olympic-medallist Bhaker, 18-year-old chess world champion Gukesh,…
Shooter Manu Bhaker opened India’s medal tally at the Paris 2024 Olympics, making history by securing third place in the women’s individual 10m air pistol event. She became the first-ever woman shooter from India to win an Olympic medal, adding a significant milestone to her already illustrious career. In Paris, Bhaker secured two…
Shooters at ISSF Junior World Championship.© SAI The trio of Mukesh Nelavalli, Raajwardan Patil, and Harsimar Singh Rattha secured victory in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol team competition, marking India’s 11th gold medal at the ongoing ISSF Junior World Championship here. This triumph also brought Mukesh his fourth gold of the championship, including…
Indian Olympic Association Treasurer Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday hit back at president PT Usha for claiming that IOA Executive Committee members were not agreeing on a proposal to felicitate Paris Olympics medal-winners, saying her assertion is a “blatant lie”. Usha on Monday said that it was “deeply concerning” that the EC members failed…
File image of Manu Bhaker.© AFP Manu shot to fame during the Paris Olympics 2024, as she became the first athlete in independent India to win two Olympics medals in a single edition, winning bronze in both the women’s and mixed team 10m air pistol events. Manu shared the funny episode that led…