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Aakrti Dahiya pips Anjum Moudgil for silver in women’s 50m rifle 3P

Aakrti Dahiya pips Anjum Moudgil for silver in women’s 50m rifle 3P

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A relatively unknown Aakriti Dahiya pipped veteran Anjum Moudgil to clinch the silver medal in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2026 Asian Shooting Championships in Delhi on Tuesday. Dahiya shot a total of 354.2 in the final to win what was her first international medal. Moudgil shot 340.4 to win bronze and complete a double podium for the hosts. Kazakhstan’s Sofiya Shulzhenko, meanwhile, clinched the gold medal with a world record score of 358.2 – a whopping four points ahead of Dahiya – in a sensational display. The other Indian in the final, Ashi Chouksey, finished fourth with 330.9. Earlier in the day, Moudgil was the highest ranked Indian in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification round with a score of 587. Chouksey had shot 586 to finish fifth, while Dahiya (583) had barely scraped by in the seventh spot. Gold for Prachi Elsewhere in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event, India’s Prachi Gaikwad shot gold. Having topped the qualification round with a score of 586, Gaikwad continued the momentum …

How Anjum Moudgil brushed away blues after falling out of love with shooting and painting | Sport-others News

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Anjum Moudgil knew the exact moment when she realised she wasn’t ‘doing well mentally’. “It was when I stopped painting.” Anjum is a former world No.1 shooter, a world championship medallist and an Olympian. But she’s a lot more than a rifle-wielding 30-year-old. She can juggle fire, used to box and perform deadlifts. The colourful strokes of brush, however, gave her a real sense of purpose. Anjum painted for herself and her teammates. During the pandemic, she even auctioned her artwork, the proceeds of which were donated to the needy. So, when she suddenly lost interest in painting during a dip in form, it triggered alarm bells. “I was just shooting, giving everything to shooting. I didn’t like that,” she said. Obsessing over results, she first fell out of love with the sport. And thenwas out of the Indian team. On Friday, after spending the whole of 2023 on the sideline, Anjum returned to the national team for the Paris Olympics. She did enough to finish second after the conclusion of the selection trials in …

Tomar, Kusale, Moudgil, and Samra lead in Paris 50m Rifle Team Trials

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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Suresh Kusale lead the men’s team in the 50m 3 Positions Rifle category, both showing exceptional performance throughout the Olympic shooting trials, on Friday. Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra have emerged as the frontrunners for the women’s team. These selections are based on the athletes’ outstanding trial results, with the NRAI set to hold a final meeting to confirm the team members. Meanwhile, in the 10m Air Pistol Olympic Selection Trials (OST), Olympian Manu Bhaker has asserted her dominance. Bhaker, who is coached by the legendary pistol marksman Jaspal Rana, delivered an impressive performance by scoring 241.0 in the third OST. This remarkable score allowed her to surpass the challenges posed by Asian Games medallist Esha Singh, who scored 240.2, and Rhythm Sangwan, who finished with 220.3. The competition took place at the MP State Shooting Academy ranges, where Bhaker’s skill and precision were on full display. In other OST T3 for men, Naveen secured a remarkable victory in the 10m Air Pistol final, achieving a score of …

Anjum Moudgil, Swapnil Kusale Post First Wins In Olympic Selection Trials

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Olympian Anjum Moudgil and Paris Olympic Games quota winner Swapnil Kusale posted their maiden victories in the ongoing Olympic Selection Trials (OST), winning the women’s and men’s 50m rifle 3-positions in Bhopal on Thursday. In men’s 50m rifle 3P final, Swapnil, who had finished second in the qualification round on Wednesday with a score of 587, shot 463.7 to beat the challenge of Akhil Sheoran, who finished second with 461.6. Local lad and qualifications topper Aishwary Tomar shot 451.9 to finish third, being eliminated after the 44th shot of the 45-shot final. In women’s 3P final, Anjum shot 463.9 to leave India No. 1 Sift Kaur Samra 1.9 points behind in second place. Ashi Chouksey, took the third spot with 447.3 points in OST (Olympic Selection Trial) T3. In women’s 10m air pistol OST T3 qualification, Olympian Manu Bhaker was placed on top with a score of 577, followed by Palak (576), Esha Singh (576), Surbhi Rao (574) and Rhythm Sangwan (573). Other scores: Men’s 10m air pistol OST T3 qualification: 1. Arjun …