Suma Shirur

ISSF World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar says gold medal will boost his confidence ahead of Tokyo Olympics

The 20-year-old Aishwary claimed the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event, consolidating India’s top standing in the ISSF World Cup.

Down memory lane: How Suma Shirur and her peers paved the way for India's shooting revolution

One of the architects of India’s shooting revolution, the 44-year-old Suma Shirur is now helping in building a new generation as the High Performance Coach for the junior rifle team

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India junior rifle team coach Suma Shirur feels shooting contingent will win at least two medals at Games

'India's shooters are very strong in two-three events and I am hoping for a couple of Olympic medals this time,' says Suma Shirur

Young shooter Aishwary Tomar emerges victorious in invitational RR Lakshya Cup

Tomar, who won the Olympic Quota place in 50m Rifle 3 Position earlier in 2019, was trailing Yash Vardhan of Rajasthan in the first 10 shots

ISSF Junior World Cup: Once an under-confident boy, 15-year-old Yash Vardhan makes bold leap to senior air rifle team

With Vardhan's confidence opening up, doors to the senior team have also opened. At next month’s Rio de Janeiro World Cup, he will be part of the senior air rifle team.

ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup: Elavenil Valarivan's golden feat shows she is ready for hard grind of senior circuit

Elavenil Valarivan left the shooting range having made a statement of intent that she was ready for the hard grind of senior competition.

NRAI President Raninder Singh says shooting federation will 'slowly wean itself off foreign chief coaches'

Given the success of Indian coaches at the junior level, National Rifle Association of India President Raninder Singh has said that the Indian shooting federation will slowly, but surely, start "weaning the Indian shooting contingent" off foreign coaches

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.