Issf Shooting World Cup

ISSF Shooting World Cup: India retain traditional strongholds in final push for Tokyo Olympics

The recently-concluded ISSF Shooting World Cup saw India topping the medals chart with a combined haul of 30 podium finishes, including 15 golds. The result is a shot in the arm for the shooters who were in fine form in 2019 before COVID-19 threw their preparation off gear.

ISSF World Cup: Shreyasi Singh, Rajeshwari Kumari and Manisha Keer dominate women’s trap team final to win gold

In the gold medal match, the team fielded by the host nation did not break a sweat as it romped to a crushing win over Kazakhstan

ISSF World Cup: Vijayveer Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh and Adarsh Singh collect silver in men's 25m rapid fire pistol team event

The USA's Keith Sanderson, Jack Hobson Leverett III, and Henry Turner Leverett won the gold medal with a 10-2 victory over the home team on the last competition day of the tournament.

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Gurpreet Singh counts positives after COVID scare, below-par show

Gurpreet’s build-up for the World Cup hit a wall when he tested positive for COVID-19 last week

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Vijayveer Sidhu, Tejaswani win gold in 25m rapid fore pistol mixed event

Leaders India continued its dominant show in the tournament, extending their medals tally to 13 gold, eight silver and six bronze for a total of 27 podium finishes.

ISSF World Cup: Croatian shooting federation thanks India for taking care of COVID-19 positive shooter Peter Gorsa

Gorsa was one of the two foreign shooters who tested positive for the highly contagious virus on the eve of the combined world cup, dashing his hopes of competing in the tournament.

ISSF World Cup: Indian trio of Chinky Yadav, Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat claim gold in women's 25m pistol team event

The victory in this event consolidated India's position in the top of the pecking order with 21 medals, including 10 gold, six silver and five bronze medals.

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Hungarian shooters' internal tiff forces rejig of 50m 3P men’s team final

The trouble in the Hungarian camp is attributed to the brewing discord between Peni and Sidi, with the former raising concerns over Sidi’s fairplay. Peni accused the 42-year-old Sidi of using a bipod during the qualification rounds, an act that finds no clear mention in the ISSF rulebook.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shooters' current form not overriding selection criterion, says NRAI chief

"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.

India has huge expectations from shooters in Tokyo Olympics, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

India are heading the medals tally by some distance, having so far won nine gold, five silver and as many bronze for a total of 19 podium finishes in the tournament at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.