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Arjun Babuta in action at the Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP India shooter Arjun Babuta revealed that he hasn’t received any benefit from the Punjab government despite all the success that he has achieved in his career. In the ongoing Paris Olympics, Babuta almost had his fingers on an Olympic medal only to let…
National pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung, who guided Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh to bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, returned home to the disheartening news that his house and locality are scheduled for demolition in two days. Jung, an Olympian, was given the notice along with other residents of the Khyber Pass…
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Swapnil Kusale after winning bronze medal in Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Kusale finished on 451.4 points, just 0.5 short of silver medalist Serhiy Kulish at the point of elimination. Kusale made a stunning comeback into the medal spots after languishing near the bottom for the majority of the event. The 28-year-old from Kambalwadi…
An athlete’s journey is not without its share of injury travails and there was a phase in Paris Olympic medallist Sarabjot Singh’s career when he was not able to lift his pistol even once, let alone repeat the exercise 60 times in competition. Careful planning and rehabilitation, however, saw him emerge from the…
File image of Swapnil Kusale.© X (Twitter) India shooter Swapnil Kusale clinched yet another shooting medal for India at Paris Olympics 2024, as he won bronze in the Men’s 50m rifle three positions event. Spending much of the early parts of the final in the fifth or sixth position, Swapnil made a dash…
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Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec is the newest viral sensation to come out of the Paris Olympics after winning a silver medal in Mixed 50m Pistol event. The 51-year-old stole the show at the Chatearoux Shooting Complex, becoming an instant hit on social media. However, it wasn’t because of his shooting skills. Instead, it…
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Swapnil Kusale in action© X (Twitter) Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale on Wednesday qualified for the finals of 50m rifle 3 positions in Chateauroux after finishing seventh in the qualification round but Aishwary Tomar ended at the 11th position to make an exit. Kusale shot 198 (99, 99) in kneeling position, 197 (98, 99)…
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Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh celebrating their Olympics bronze.© AFP While the whole of India was waiting to hear Sarabjot Singh after he and Manu Bhaker scripted history in the Paris Olympic Games, the 22-year-old shooter was asked by his mother to call later as she was busy. Sarabjot and Manu on Tuesday…
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Pistol shooter Sarabjot Singh has experienced the extreme highs and lows of elite sport in his maiden Olympics. Inconsolable after a narrow miss in the individual 10m air pistol event, Sarabjot raised his game to match his more accomplished team-mate Manu Bhaker and secure a second shooting medal for India at the Paris…
File image of Prithviraj Tondaiman.© X (Twitter) India’s miserable run on the shotgun ranges continued as trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman, despite shooting two perfect scores of 25 in the last two qualification rounds on Tuesday, finished 21st among 30 marksmen at the Olympic Games. The top-six shooters make it to the final round…
