Indian Shooting

Shooter Shriyanka Sadangi wins Olympic quota, finishes fourth at Asian Shooting C'ship

Shriyanka shot 440.5, to bow out after the 43rd shot of the 45-shot final, equally distributed between the kneeling, prone and standing positions.

Divyansh Singh Panwar competes in 3P to be better prepared for Olympics

Competing at the Khelo India University Games, Divyansh Singh Panwar begins shooting at 50m rifle 3 positions as it helps him improve in his forte 10m air rifle event.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sanjeev Rajput, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar out to save sinking shooting campaign

India, who were expected to do well in shooting, are staring at the prospect of two straight Olympics without medals with only the men's 50m event still to go.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Apurvi Chandela, Elavenil Valarivan fail to qualify for 10m air rifle final

Elavanil 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.

National Rifle Association of India hopes to resume camp in mid-August, to review situation on 15 July

National Rifle Association of India has recently released a list of 34 shooters who will be training separately for the quadrennial sporting extravaganza, scheduled to be held next summer after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the Games back by a year.

India leapfrog Olympic heavyweights China, USA to finish as No 1 shooting nation in world

On the back of its sparkling show through 2019, India finished the year as the top shooting nation in the world, leapfrogging Olympic heavyweights China and the USA.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Time running out for Indian shotgun shooters to find the target for Olympic slots

In stark contrast to bleak scenario in shotgun shooters, India have already bagged seven Olympic quota in pistol and rifle events. Top two finishers at the World Cup and the first three at the Asian Championship will earn Olympic quota places for their countries.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian shooters look to back up phenomenal year with record haul at the Games

The number of Olympic quotas, which now stands at a record 15, is not only a reflection of the country's rapid rise in the sport over the last one year but also sets up the Indian shooters nicely for a record haul in Tokyo Olympics.

ISSF World Cup Finals: India's Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan, Divyansh Singh Panwar claim gold medals on historic day

India's Manu Bhaker fired her way to the gold medal with a junior world record in the women's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup Finals on Thursday.

ISSF World Cup Finals: Manu Bhaker narrowly misses out on a spot in finals as Indian shooters disappoint on Day 2

Rahi Sarnobat endured a disappointing outing. The Asian Games gold-medallist finished bottom of the heap in the qualifiers with a score of 569.