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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Apurvi Chandela, Elavenil Valarivan fail to qualify for 10m air rifle final
• 4 years agoElavanil finished 16th after shooting 626.5 over six series of 10 shots each, while the more experienced Apurvi settled for the 36th place after aggregating 621.9 at the Asaka Range.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: On eve of Indian shooters' first big test, coaches remain confident
• 4 years agoApurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan will represent India in the women's 10m air rifle competition on Saturday followed by the men's 10m air pistol qualification and the final with Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma in action.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Strong Indian shooting contingent aim to make impact on opening day
• 4 years agoAlongside Abhishek Verma, Saurabh Chaudhary will be part of the first competition day action in the men's 10m air pistol event.
ISSF World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finishes seventh in men's 10m air rifle
• 4 years agoThe 20-year-old Aishwary, who finished with a score of 628 in the qualification round, shot a total of 143.9 before being eliminated from the final of the men's 10m air rifle event.
Elavenil Valarivan, Saurabh Chaudhary put up strong show in European Shooting Championships
• 4 years agoShooting in the MQS (Minimum Qualification Score) section, the sensational Chaudhary shot more than Oleh Omelchuk the tournament proper's topper in the men's 10m air pistol event.
India's Olympic-bound shooters to feature only in Minimum Qualification Score category at European Championship
• 4 years agoSo podium finishes in the tournament are out of question for the Indian shooters but they will not mind that as it will at least give them another competitive platform to test themselves ahead of this summer's all-important Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Elavenil Valarivan included in Indian shooting team; Chinki Yadav named as reserve
• 4 years agoIt was also decided to name Manu Bhaker in both the women's 25m pistol alongside the experienced Rahi Sarnobat and in her pet 10m air pistol event with Yashaswini Singh Deswal.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shooters' current form not overriding selection criterion, says NRAI chief
Shantanu Srivastava • 4 years ago"Current form won’t be an overriding consideration and I don’t see it being a huge factor in team selection. Don’t expect any major surprises or any extraordinary changes,” NRAI chief Raninder Singh said.
C Kavi Rakshna, Divyansh Singh Panwar come out top in 10m Air Rifle events at national T2 shooting trials
• 4 years agoKavi Rakshna, who has come through the ranks of the junior programme, emerged on top in a quality field which included current world number one Elavenil Valarivan as well as Tokyo Olympics quota holders Apurvi Chandela and Anjum Moudgil, among others.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Shooter Apurvi Chandela contributes Rs 5 lakh in wake of COVID-19 crisis
• 5 years agoIndian shooter Apurvi Chandela pledged to donate Rs 3 lakh to PM-CARES Fund while Rs 2 lakh to Rajasthan CM Relief Fund to support the battle against Coronavirus pandemic in the country.