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Meet Canada’s Yuvraj Singh Samra, who is named after Yuvraj Singh and became the youngest-ever to score a T20 World Cup century

Meet Canada’s Yuvraj Singh Samra, who is named after Yuvraj Singh and became the youngest-ever to score a T20 World Cup century

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3 min readFeb 17, 2026 01:31 PM IST As Canada’s Yuvraj Singh Samra jogged back for a double off the 58th ball, he pumped his fists and pointed the bat at the dressing room and stood tall with his arms raised. At 19, the opener had become the youngest ever to score a century in the Men’s T20 World Cup. The crowd at the Chepauk stadium, some 15,000 strong, gave him a standing ovation. It was the moment that Samra, named after the Yuvraj Singh, has been playing on his mind ever since Canada booked their spot in the T20 World Cup. “Honestly, I manifested this moment ever since we qualified for the World Cup. Every single day, I dreamed about scoring a hundred on this stage. To do it here, in my first appearance, and as the youngest player in this World Cup – it’s truly a dream come true,” he told broadcasters. Samra was around 11 or 12 years old when he realised he was named after Yuvraj by his father Baljit Samra. …

Khelo India University Games 2025: Ashi Chouksey pips Sift Samra for women’s 50m 3p gold

Khelo India University Games 2025: Ashi Chouksey pips Sift Samra for women’s 50m 3p gold

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Guru Nanak Dev University’s Ashi Chouksey came up with a near flawless performance to beat teammate and Olympian Sift Kaur Samra to clinch her fourth consecutive gold medal at the Khelo India University Games on Sunday. The 23-year-old, the 2022 Asian Games medallist, led the 50m final from start to finish and won the gold medal with a final score of 462.3 points, beating her nearest opponent by 2.7 points. In fact, Ashi had over four point lead over Sift going into the last four shots but registered two shots of below 10 in the end but that hardly affected her chances of winning the gold medal. “I was not focussing on the scores at all. I had won the gold medal in KIUG for the last three years and I was determined to not lose out on the gold this time. So I was only focused on my shooting and it was only in the final few shots that I paid attention to the score,” Ashi said winning the gold medal. Guru Nanak Dev …

Sift Samra ends with a disappointing 48th place in 50m 3P

Sift Samra ends with a disappointing 48th place in 50m 3P

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India had a disappointing run in the women’s 50m rifle 3 position event at the 2025 ISSF World Championships, as all 3 shooters missed the final in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday. The reigning Asian Games champion and India’s biggest medal hope, Sift Kaur Samra, had a bad day as she finished in a dismal 48th position with a total of 580. The other two Indian shooters, Ashi Chouksey (588) and Anjum Moudgil (587), had a comparatively better outing but they also missed out, finishing in 15th and 17th positions respectively. #News | World No. 2 Sift Kaur Samra finishes at a disappointing 48th place 💔 India return without medals in the women’s 50m 3P event at the ISSF World Championships 2025.All three shooters – Ashi Chouksey, Anjum Moudgil, and Sift Kaur Samra, missed out on a place in the final.… pic.twitter.com/p1sgGAsDLD — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) November 12, 2025 Second successive failure for Sift at majors The world No. 2 Sift got a poor start in the kneeling position, scoring only 187 out of 200, and …

Sift Kaur Samra Wins India’s First Gold At ISSF Shooting World Cup, Esha Singh Bags Silver

Sift Kaur Samra Wins India’s First Gold At ISSF Shooting World Cup, Esha Singh Bags Silver

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Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra produced a sensational come-from-behind performance to win her first individual ISSF World Cup gold in the women’s 50m rifle 3-positions final, while Esha Singh bagged a second individual World Cup silver in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 23-year-old Sift from Faridkot thus earned India its first gold of the season-opening World Cup stage event at the Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires shooting range late on Friday. The world record holder was a huge 7.2 points behind Anita Mangold of Germany after 15-shots in the first Kneeling position. However, she staged a dream comeback in the second Prone and final Standing positions to win by a canter in the end. Sift finished with 458.6 points at the end of the 45-shot final, while Mangold ended 3.3 points behind on 455.3. Junior World Championship medallist Arina Altukhova of Kazakhstan was third, bowing out after the 44th shot with a tally of 445.9. India now have three medals — a gold, a silver and a bronze won earlier in the men’s …

From last place to gold, how Sift Kaur Samra fought back to finish atop podium

From last place to gold, how Sift Kaur Samra fought back to finish atop podium

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A few stumbling blocks arose for Sift Kaur Samra in the women’s 50m Rifle 3P final of the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires. The first one was a rule change. Shooters in this event earlier got two minutes to get into the kneeling position. However, at the ISSF World Cup the time was cut to just 30 seconds. The weather conditions too were not ideal, with it being windy and cold. Yet Sift made a remarkable comeback to win her first individual ISSF World Cup gold medal. After 15 shots in the kneeling series, which is followed by prone and standing, the 23-year-old from Faridkot was 7.2 points behind Germany’s Anita Mangold and in last position in the eight-shooter final. Yet she launched a comeback in the prone and standing positions to top with 458.6 points to pip Anita, who was three points behind at 455.3. Story continues below this ad Not panicking Despite trailing in the kneeling series, Sift didn’t panic. “During the kneeling position in the final, the alignment of the rifle …

Sift Kaur Samra wins stunning gold medal at Shooting World Cup

Sift Kaur Samra wins stunning gold medal at Shooting World Cup

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It was a late Friday night to remember for Indian shooting as Sift Kaur Samra pulled off a stunning come-from-behind victory in the women’s 50m Rifle 3-Positions (3P) final at the Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires shooting range. It was her first individual ISSF World Cup gold and also India’s first gold of the season-opener in Argentina. After 15-shots in the first Kneeling position, Sift was stage 7.2 points behind Anita Mangold of Germany and eventual silver medalist, but staged a dream comeback in the second Prone and final Standing positions to win by a canter in the end. She eventually finished with 458.6 at the end of the 45-shot final, while Mangold ended 3.3 behind on 455.3. Junior World Championship medalist Arina Altukhova of Kazakhstan was third, bowing out after the 44th shot with a tally of 445.9. Sensational Sift Sift qualified for the final in top spot with a strong 590, when the likes of reigning Olympic champion Chiara Leone and the previous Olympic champion Nina Christen, both from Switzerland, could not …

Shooting: Read what Asian Games gold medallist Sift Kaur Samra says went wrong at Paris Olympics | Sport-others News

Shooting: Read what Asian Games gold medallist Sift Kaur Samra says went wrong at Paris Olympics | Sport-others News

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Up until the Paris Olympics, Indian Women’s 50m 3P shooter Sift Kaur Samra always had a get-out-of-jail card in her pocket. She knew that if her prone and kneeling positions weren’t right up there with the best in the world, she could always just rev up the Ferrari that is her standing position scores. Be it her fifth-placed finish at the World Championships, or the World Record breaking effort at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Samra’s standing blitzkrieg would always soar her over some of the best Olympic shooters in the continent and then the World. But come Chateauroux, the poor prone and kneeling was followed by an even worse standing performance. Qualification came to a close and one of India’s favourites for a medal (she had won bronze at the Munich World Cup just a month removed) at the Paris Olympics finished a shocking 31st out of 32 shooters. Samra immediately came back to India and went to a range to put up a score. She needed to know whether it was the rifle that …

Sift Kaur Samra, Niraj Kumar Win In Olympic Selection Trials

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Sift Kaur Samra won her third women’s 50m rifle 3 positions competition while Niraj Kumar emerged victorious in the men’s event for a second time on the penultimate day of the Olympic Selection Trial (OST) 3 and 4 in Bhopal on Saturday. Sift shot 461.3 in the women’s 3P trial 4 final to edge out Nischal by a point. Ashi Chouksey was third with 448.1. Shriyanka Sadangi and Anjum Moudgil were fourth and fifth respectively in the five-woman field. In the men’s 3P, Niraj finished on top with a healthy 462.9, a whole 1.7 ahead of second-placed Chain Singh. Aishwary Tomar was third with 449.8, while Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran finished fourth and fifth respectively. The results confirmed Sift as the top finisher in women’s 3P, considering three best scores out of the four trials. Anjum Moudgil also confirmed her position as second best of the trials among the five qualified shooters. In the men’s 3P, Aishwary Tomar and Swapnil Kusale finished 1-2 after the competition of four trial matches. Clarity 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 …

Sift Kaur Samra strengthens her position in Paris race

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Delhi: World record holder Sift Kaur Samra continued her domination in the women’s 50m 3P event after winning back-to-back Olympic selection trials at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, also entered the OST winner’s circle, winning the men’s 3P T2 final in a classic 0.22 scrap to the finish line. Sift, the reigning Asian Games champion, world record holder, and the undisputed India number one in women’s 3P for some time now, shot 465.1 in the OST T2 final, to leave Ashi Choksey 2.4 behind in second. Anjum Moudgil was third, after coming second-best in a shoot-off with Ashi. Shriyanka Sadangi and Nishchal came in fourth and fifth. Sift had also earlier won the women’s 3P OST T1 at the same venue on Wednesday. As things stand, one more good performance in Bhopal, where the OSTs 3&4 are scheduled next month, should see Sift through. Aishwary makes a comeback in 10m men’s air pistol The men’s 3P OST T2 final saw yet another India number one and deemed …