Indians look upbeat at Welcome Ceremony at Olympic VillageThe show comprising Brazilian rhythms greeted the Indian delegation, alongside those from Bahamas, Burkina Faso, Gambia and Norway.
03 Aug, 2016, 10.59 AM IST
Jitu Rai edges past a strong field, wins gold at ISSF World CupJitu, who had been nursing a palm injury for some months, beat China's former World and Olympic Champion Wei to second place.
04 Mar, 2016, 01.35 PM IST
Bindra to skip Asian shooting event to give chance to othersAce marksman Abhinav Bindra decides to skip the Asian Olympic qualification shooting event, to give his fellow countrymen a chance to quali...
30 Dec, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
Rise of young brigade marks year 2015 for shootingOften considered the weakest discipline for Indian shooting, skeet also took a step forward with Mairaj Ahmed Khan securing the country its...
21 Dec, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
Prakash Nanjappa wins India's sixth shooting quota for Rio OlympicsPrakash Nanjappa has earned a quota place for the Rio Olympics after finishing eighth in the finals of 50-metre men's pistol event at the I...
11 Aug, 2015, 03.18 PM IST
Gagan Narang in first air rifle final of world event since London OlympicsNarang is recovering from a neck injury which had been impacting his performance in his pet event for quite some time. He finished fifth.
10 Aug, 2015, 09.00 PM IST
Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang fail to qualify for final of Fort Benning World CupBindra, India's only individual Olympic gold medallist in 2008 Beijing Games, finished 15th in the qualification round with 624.6 score.
14 May, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
Asian Games 2014: Indian Shooters and shuttlers win a bronze eachJitu Rai, who gave India the first gold medal yesterday, was again the standout performer as he guided the men's team to the bronze medal.
21 Sep, 2014, 07.46 PM IST
Indian men win bronze in 10m air pistol, Jitu Rai fifth in singlesIndian shooters continued to shine at the 17th Asian Games, clinching bronze medal in men's 10m air pistol event, but Jitu Rai finished fif...
21 Sep, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
India win team bronze in 10m air pistolThis is Rai's second medal in the Games, coming a day after he clinched a gold in his pet event - 50-meter pistol at the Ongnyeon Internati...
21 Sep, 2014, 08.34 AM IST
Asian Games: Jitu Rai, Bindra head India's challenge in shootingShooters from 34 countries are in fray at the Ongnyeon International Range till September 30, competing for a total of 44 medals.
19 Sep, 2014, 12.37 PM IST
- Task cut out as Indian shooters begin campaign in worlds
Action from the first day of competition will feature, among others, Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, Sanjeev Rajput and trap...
07 Sep, 2014, 03.46 PM IST
Golden count goes down but Indian shooters dominate CWGNarang settled for a bronze in men's 50m rifle 3 positions in which he had won gold in both 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.
31 Jul, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
CWG 2014: Prakash Nanjappa misses gold in men's Air PistolNanjappa, who won a bronze in the ISSF World Cup in South Korea last year, was leading at the end of the second series of the elimination s...
26 Jul, 2014, 06.37 PM IST
- CWG: Indian shooter Prakash Nanjappa in final of 10m air pistol
Nanjappa shot a series of 97, 96, 95, 99, 97, 96 to top the round with 580 points and make the final scheduled later today.
26 Jul, 2014, 03.32 PM IST