Haryana to host 2021 Khelo India Youth Games after Tokyo OlympicsHaryana will host the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the state's chief minister Manohar Lal K...
25 Jul, 2020, 09.14 PM IST
Teenager Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar secures India's record 13th Olympic quota in shootingThe 18-year-old Tomar shot 449.1 in the eight-man final to finish third on the podium behind gold medallist Kim Jonghyun (459.9) of Korea a...
10 Nov, 2019, 05.43 PM IST
Asiad Shooting: Sanjeev Rajput wins silver in men's 50m Rifle 3 PositionsRajput dominated the proceedings in the keeling and prone positions. However, an erratic show in the standing round put paid to his hopes o...
21 Aug, 2018, 01.32 PM IST
Jitu Rai, Gagan Narang and Apurvi Chandela among 27 Indian shooters named for CWGThe National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced the full quota of 27 shooters (25 men and 12 women) after the Organising Committee...
30 Jan, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
Manavjit Singh Sandhu in for Rajput in Indian shooting team for Rio GamesWorld Championship medallist Manavjit was picked owing to his consistent scores in the selection trials, at the expense of two-time Olympia...
19 Mar, 2016, 04.23 PM IST
Sanjeev Rajput to join Sports Authority of India as coachRajput was supposed to join them earlier but had put his plans on hold due to the Asia Olympic Qualifying Competition for Shooting .
03 Feb, 2016, 05.08 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
Sports ministry gets insurance partner for TOP athletesThe Sports Ministry has roped in Oriental Insurance Company Limited as its insurance partner under the Target Olympic Podium scheme for ath...
18 May, 2015, 03.05 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
India wins miss out on bronze in men's 50m 3-position rifleSingh shot a total of 441.7 points to finish behind two Chinese shooters -- Cao Yifei and Zhu Qinan -- who bagged the first and second posi...
27 Sep, 2014, 12.07 PM IST
Abhinav Bindra guides India to 10m air rifle bronze, reaches finalsAbhinav Bindra fired India to the men's team bronze in the 10m air rifle event while booking his berth in eight-man finals with fifth-best ...
23 Sep, 2014, 08.51 AM 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
Commonwealth Games 2014: Sanjeev Rajput and Gagan Narang win silver and bronze medals respectivelyWith 452.9 points, England's Daniel Rivers clinched the gold, while Rajput and Narang finished with scores of 446.9 and 436.8 .
30 Jul, 2014, 04.22 AM IST
Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Indian shooters win 5 more medals on concluding day of eventIndia finished the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with an impressive tally of 17 medals (4 9 4).
29 Jul, 2014, 11.19 PM IST
- Sports Ministry releases Rs 1018.90 lakh for elite athletes
The Sports Ministry has released financial assistance of Rs 1018.90 lakh as on July 23, 2012 from its National Sports Development Fund.
24 Jul, 2012, 02.01 PM IST
- State-of-the-art training for 150 shooters for 2010 CWG
The Sports Ministry today decided to provide state-of-the-art training and exposure, both at domestic and international levels, to 150 shoo...
25 Sep, 2008, 03.23 PM IST
- India's shooting challenge ends as Gagan, Sanjeev out
India's challenge in shooting came to an end on Sunday with Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput failing to qualify for the final of 50m Rifle 3...
17 Aug, 2008, 06.21 PM IST