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Asian Games 2018: Big test for young guns as India pin shooting hopes on Manu Bhaker, Anish Bhanwala
Turja • 7 years agoShooting has become a widely followed sport in India, thanks to the rich haul of medals and hopefully the youngsters will be able to live up to the pressure of delivering at Asian Games.
Asian Games 2018: Shooter Heena Sidhu lashes out at NRAI after missing berth in pet events; Jitu Rai, Gagan Narang ignored
Turja • 7 years agoFormer World No 1 air pistol shooter Heena Sidhu has come out all guns blazing against the selection policy of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) after she failed to make the cut for the 25m individual and 10m mixed air pistol event.
ISSF World Cup: Om Prakash Mitharval finishes seventh in 10m Air Pistol as Indian shooters disappoint on day 3
• 7 years agoOm shot 582 out of 600 to make it to the final in sixth place but only three scores in the 10s in his first 10 final shots out of a maximum 24, put paid to his medal hopes
ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu, Jitu Rai to spearhead India's challenge in Munich event
• 7 years agoCommonwealth Games gold medallists Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai will spearhead India's challenge at the ISSF World Cup — the final competitive outing for rifle and pistol shooters before the Asian Games and World Championships — starting in Munich on Wednesday.
Tracing Shahzar Rizvi's rise from an obscure Meerut village to being the top-ranked shooter in the world
Turja • 7 years agoWhen Shahzar burst onto the international scene, he had no burden of expectations but the tag of World No 1 will have its own pressures. Hopefully, the nerveless youngster can shrug it off and continue to shine in the crucial tournaments ahead.
Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi clinches top spot in latest ISSF 10m air pistol rankings, Jitu Rai placed sixth
• 7 years agoIndian shooter Shahzar Rizvi grabbed the number one spot in ISSF world rankings, riding on his silver medal-winning performance in the just-concluded World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi becomes World No 1 in men's 10m air pistol according to latest ISSF rankings
• 7 years agoWorld record holder Shahzar Rizvi has risen to the top of the world rankings in men's 10m air pistol in the latest International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) charts.
ISSF World Cup: Shahzar Rizvi provides lone silver lining in Korea as busy season looms ahead for Indian shooters
Turja • 7 years agoShahzar Rizvi won a gold medal in the World Cup in Mexico earlier this year and his silver medal in South Korea is expected to see him take the top spot in the world rankings in the coming weeks, dethroning Tomoyoki Matsuda of Japan.
ISSF World Cup: Tejaswini Sawant misses 50m rifle 3 positions final by a point as India's poor run continues
• 7 years agoTejaswini Sawant, a gold medallist at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, finished 12th after shooting 1167 in qualification.
ISSF World Cup: Shahzar Rizvi clinches India's first medal in 10m air pistol event
• 7 years agoRizvi, who had won the gold medal in his first appearance in the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico in March, fell short by just 0.2 points this time. He bagged the silver medal in the intriguing contest, scoring 239.8.