Anjali Bhagwat

Commonwealth Games 2018: Pistol shooter Heena Sidhu peaking at right time, reckons Anjali Bhagwat

Heena clinched the women's air pistol at the Commonwealth Shooting championships in Brisbane to add to her three gold medals in the mixed air pistol, including the World Cup Final last week.

Shiva Thapa lone boxer to be recommended for Arjuna Award

World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa was the only boxer recommended for this year's Arjuna award by the selection committee headed by Justice S K Agarwal.

Olympics 2016: Why private funding for Rio-bound athletes is good for Indian sport

But there is another unprecedented number that shows just how the long way that Olympics sports have come in India with as many as nine private sector companies signing up as sponsors for the Indian contingent

No realistic chance of India winning a medal in hockey at Rio Olympics, says Viren Rasquinha

While praising the Indian men hockey team's progress under the guidance of coach Roelant Oltmans, former international Viren Rasquinha did not hold out a realistic chance for the country to climb the medals podium at the upcoming Rio Olympics.

Windy conditions at Rio shooting range will affect Indians at Olympics, says Anjali Bhagwat

Going by her personal experience, former Commonwealth Games rifle shooting champion Anjali Bhagwat expects very windy conditions on the outdoor shooting range during the Rio Olympic Games in August.

NRAI stands by shooting coach Stanislav Lapidus, set to refer case to Athletes Commission

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) today decided to refer the case involving top foreign coach Stanislav Lapidus, accused of seeking sexual favours from junior shooters, to its Athletes Commission that also includes complainants Anjali Bhagwat and Suma Shirur.

High hopes from Jitu Rai, Bindra as India's shooters look to better 2010 medal haul

They were mostly off the mark in the recent World Championships but Indian shooters will nonetheless be expected to deliver a bagful of medals when the event kickstarts in the Asian Games.

For Indian shooting, it’s the end of an era

The Indian shooting squad for the Olympics was announced yesterday and it didn’t have a single woman shooter in the women’s 10m air rifle category.

London Olympics dreams over for Rathore, Anjali

Rathore, Athens Olympic silver medallist in men's double trap, and Anjali, former 10m air rifle world number one, will now miss London Olympics as the competition here is the last qualifying event for them.