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Divya TS finishes fourth in women’s 25m pistol

Divya TS finishes fourth in women’s 25m pistol

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India’s Divya TS finished fourth in women’s 25m pistol at the 2026 ISSF World Cup Stage I in Granada, Spain on Thursday. Divya scored 28 out of 40 shots in eight series before she was eliminated from the competition. Rhythm Sangwan, the other Indian to qualify for the women’s 25m pistol final, finished seventh with 13 hits out of 25. Earlier in the day Sangwan had finished fifth in the qualification round with a score of 586, while Divya shot 585 to finish eighth. Simranpreet Brar, meanwhile, had a forgettable outing, managing only 575 to finish 30th. Abhidnya Patil, who was shooting for Ranking Points Only (RPO), scored 585. Gajanan Khandagale finishes 5th Elsewhere, debutant Gajanan Khandagale was the only Indian shooter to advance to the men’s 10m air rifle final. He finished fifth with a score of 187.5. He had earlier finished second in the qualification round with an impressive score of 634.3. Arshdeep Singh and Dhanush Srikanth, the other Indians in action in the event, finished 21st and 23rd respectively. Disclaimer: We do …

Jaspal Rana will continue as my coach: Manu Bhaker | Sport-others News

Jaspal Rana will continue as my coach: Manu Bhaker | Sport-others News

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Eyeing glory in next World Championship, double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker said Jaspal Rana will continue to be her “coach” despite the Dronacharya awardee being roped in as the High Performance trainer for pistol discipline by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). Rana, a four-time Asian Games gold medallist, had a very bitter and public fallout with Manu before the Tokyo Olympics but they reconciled before last year’s Paris Games, where the latter made history by bagging two bronze medals. “Honestly, I only have to say one thing that he (Rana) is my coach all I know and he is very good at what he does. He is very, very talented and he has been a great coach for me. Story continues below this ad “All I know and all I can say is that he is my coach. Of course, he can be anyone else’s coach as well but for me he is my coach,” Manu said after winning the BBC Sportswomen of the Year 2024 award at a glittering function here …

Rhythm Sangwan pips Manu Bhaker to win 25m pistol National Trials

Rhythm Sangwan pips Manu Bhaker to win 25m pistol National Trials

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Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker was relegated to the second spot in the women’s 25m pistol selection trial 2 round on day five of the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials (Group A) on Wednesday at the at Dr Karni Singh Shooting range (DKSSR) in New Delhi. Returning to competitive shooting after the Paris Olympics, Bhaker was pipped by Rhythm Sangwan who emerged winner in the event via a shoot off from the final group which incidentally featured four other Olympians. In the finals, both Sangwan and Bhaker shot a score of 37, which warranted a shoot off, where the former scored 4/5 while the double Olympic medallist shot 3/5. The top three finishers of the women’s 25m Pistol trials. (Photo credit: National Rifle Association of India) Despite winning the event, Sangwan will not be a part of the national team owing to the national ranking being outside the top-3. Currently, Manu Bhaker, Simranpreet and Esha occupy the top-3 spots in the national rankings. Swapnil Kusale emerges on top In other events, Paris Olympics bronze medallist Swapnil …

National Games 2025 Day-5: Rahi Sarnobat wins the women’s 25m pistol title

National Games 2025 Day-5: Rahi Sarnobat wins the women’s 25m pistol title

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2 Feb 2025 1:10 PM GMT Nina Venkatesh of Karnataka gets better of her teammate Dhinidhi to win the women’s 50m Butterfly gold medal. Medalists 50m Butterfly Women: Gold – Nina Venkatesh – Karnataka Silver – Dhinidhi Desinghu – Kanataka Bronze – Rutuja Rajadnya – Maharashtra Other Gold Medalists on Day 5 1500m Freestyle Women – Bhavya Sachdeva – Delhi  400m Freestyle Men – Kushagra Rawat – Delhi  100m Backstroke – Srihari Natraj – Karnataka 50m Butterfly Men – Benediction Rohit B – Tamil Nadu 100m Backstroke Women – Soubrity Mondal – West Bengal  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NRAI names 23-member shooting squad for ISSF World Cup final

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The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Thursday announced a 23-member Indian squad for the season-ending ISSF World Cup final that will be held across rifle, pistol, and shotgun categories from October 13 to 18 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker has opted out of the tournament for a three-month break. Rhythm Sangwan will be the only Indian shooter to feature in two events. The squad features nine members from the Paris Olympics team which returned with three bronze medals. A total of 11 Indian Olympians will gun for the title of the best shooter of the year along with the world’s best in 12 individual Olympic events. “We have a strong squad of proven performers for the ISSF year-ender and look forward to a strong performance. Expectations from the sport have reached sky-high after the Paris performance…,” said Sultan Singh, secretary general, NRAI. Four shooters — Divyansh Singh Panwar (men’s 10m air rifle), Sonam Uttam Maskar (women’s 10m air rifle), Rhythm (women’s 10m air pistol & 25m …

Manu Bhaker wins bronze in 10m air pistol

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Olympian and ace pistol shooter Manu Bhaker struck bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 10M in Granada, Spain on Friday. This was her fifth individual career World Cup stage medal. Manu qualified for the eight-woman final with a score of 576, which gave her fourth spot in the 54-strong field. Compatriot Rhythm Sangwan shot 580 to top the field. In the final, Manu shot 215.1 to settle for bronze as Poland’s Claudia Bres won gold with a score of 236.2. Rhythm finished eighth in the final even as Mexican Andrea Ibarra won silver. Anuradha Devi’s 565 gave her the 32nd spot overall. Sarabjot Singh was the best Indian in the men’s 10m air pistol with a qualification round score of 581 giving him ninth position officially. Ujjwal Malik and Ravinder Singh shot 579 and 573 respectively. Varun Tomar and Sagar Dangi shooting as RPO (Ranking Points Only) shooters registered scores of 582 and 579 respectively. This is the first senior medal of the …

India set to field its biggest shooting contingent at Paris Olympics as Rhythm makes it 16 | Sport-others News

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It was a bronze medal worth its weight in gold for Rhythm Sangwan in the 25m pistol final of the Asian Olympic Qualifier in Jakarta. Rhythm’s third place finish secured a quota place for the Paris Olympics, the country’s record 16th. The previous biggest contingent from India was 15 at the Tokyo Olympics. A bit of luck also went Rhythm’s way. Though Koreans Yang Jiin (41) and Kim Yeji (32) won gold and silver, it didn’t matter in terms of quotas because the country had already bagged two quota places in the event. Rhythm was ecstatic after the quota was confirmed. “I think it’s really important to win the quota place for the country. Everyday, we aim to stay calm at whatever stage we compete and today was such a day. Every one of the 16 quota place winners for India would hope to carry the fine form ahead to seal their place for Paris and that’s what I too would be aiming for,” Sangwan told The Indian Express from Jakarta. Twice she had an …

Shooting: Sweet 16 for India as Rhythm Sangwan wins record-breaking quota spot for Paris 2024 | Sport-others News

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Rhythm Sangwan earned India a record 16th Olympics quota place in Sport Shooting for Paris 2024, on her way to winning bronze in the women’s 25m pistol on Thursday at the ongoing Asia Olympic Qualification Rifle/Pistol in Jakarta. The qualification world record holder, shot two rapid-fire series of 100 early in the morning at the Senayan Shooting range, to earn her spot for the final with a top score of 588. With three Koreans in the final 8 ineligbile, only five nations were competing for the two Olympic quotas. Rhythm then overcame a slow start a late scare to finish with 28 hits out of her first 35 targets, and clinching third place behind a pair of Koreans. Chinese Taipei veteran Wu Chia Ying bagging the other with a fifth-place finish, behind a third Korean. This was the third medal in Jakarta as Rhythm had earlier won bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol and earned silver in the mixed team 10m air pistol events. Another quota opportunity coming up as @SangwanRhythm reaches the final …